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Whatever you say. There is a reason they are almost non existent here and in northern states.
Cost prohibitive, poor technology when originally released, cost of gas and electricity vs pay back preventing quick adoption?
In you quest to argue against, you could have also easily came up with why it could be the future.
Gov't is now subsidizing; as well as PSEGLI, can heat down to -13, and adoption will drive the prices down further. It will be our future and the Northern states will likely drive the adoption.
Cost prohibitive, poor technology when originally released, cost of gas and electricity vs pay back preventing quick adoption?
In you quest to argue against, you could have also easily came up with why it could be the future.
Gov't is now subsidizing; as well as PSEGLI, can heat down to -13, and adoption will drive the prices down further. It will be our future and the Northern states will likely drive the adoption.
Even with tax breaks still way more $$. My sister in law needed a new furnace for main floor. It was $3100 installed last winter for a 55k btu unit. Go get a heat pump for 1400 sq ft for that price. Could of gotten it cheaper she got a variable speed 96% efficient unit.
Whatever you say. There is a reason they are almost non existent here and in northern states.
They've been adopted pretty rapidly in recent years in coastal Maine and are taking off in Massachusetts right now. I unfortunately do not know any installers on Long Island, but the newer variable speed units that are intended for cold climates work well in coastal Maine, so it's unlikely that they wouldn't work on Long Island. The units to look for in regards to cold weather heat pumps are Mitsubishi, Fujitsu and Daikin. You will definitely want to make sure they are intended to run as heat pumps in subzero temperatures rather than heat pumps that rely on resistance heaters for primary heat when it gets cold. I think in years past, people sometimes got sold a bill of goods where they got heat pumps that were not rated for such temperatures installed and then had expensive resistance heating once it got below freezing.
Here are some rando videos I came across recently and they both happened to be based in Minnesota which is quite cold and humid in the winter.
Even with tax breaks still way more $$. My sister in law needed a new furnace for main floor. It was $3100 installed last winter for a 55k btu unit. Go get a heat pump for 1400 sq ft for that price. Could of gotten it cheaper she got a variable speed 96% efficient unit.
They are way more expensive, not even close to worth it for "nominal heating" in the coldest temps. No one is going to be mass adopting these things at these prices no matter what some here thinks.
Cost prohibitive, poor technology when originally released, cost of gas and electricity vs pay back preventing quick adoption?
In you quest to argue against, you could have also easily came up with why it could be the future.
Gov't is now subsidizing; as well as PSEGLI, can heat down to -13, and adoption will drive the prices down further. It will be our future and the Northern states will likely drive the adoption.
Precisely why it’s pointless debating with you. But they will be EVERYWHERE in 5 years amirite? Lol
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