• bluGill@kbin.run
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    2 months ago

    Will HVAC installers be trained on them, or will they continue to size them for AC load and as a result install systems that are unable to heat below 25F (-5C). The heat pump itself of course can provide heat down to -20F/-25C but it cannot provide enough heat for the climate and so you spend most of the year using the backup heating system (or your house is dangerously cold)

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      2 months ago

      What I recommend doing is finding an installer who is certified by the manufacturer; they tend to be trained to do it right.

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        2 months ago

        My installer was certified. It was installed right and works well - until the temperature gets to 25F and it just isn’t large enough to keep up. This is a sales problem and a larger unit would be more expensive so they didn’t offer it to me.