Re:How a Heat Pump Works
by PragmaticPulp on Friday February 10, 2023 @09:51AM
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The install price is only the start. The total cost of ownership over expected lifetime is the important number for many. That initial 7K installation cost is only a fraction of what you’re going to pay in gas and electricity over the next decade.
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Very true. Simply having gas available to use results in a base bill for service, even if your usage is zero.
And yet what I see time and again is that initial purchase price is the only focus for construction costs, even rehab work. Those budgets are a separate bucket from utility bills so lower priced projects get approval even if utility bills will be higher.