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Re:These states are basically begging you to get a heat pump by CharlieDigital on Friday February 09, 2024 @02:59PM (#39319747)
Probably a bit more nuanced than that.

A lot of the installers run small businesses. If one of these units goes wrong or if they do the install wrong because it's new to them, then that's lost time and lost revenue rectifying it.

Re:These states are basically begging you to get a heat pump by conductr on Friday February 09, 2024 @10:16PM (#39323234)
This is it. They price installs at generally a single day for complete system swap for install time assuming ducts are reused and never want even spend the travel time coming back on another day in my area. If they do, it’s eroding the profit they expected on your job. They usually have special crews that only do installs and also generally like to keep to a small list of manufacturers so they can keep as quick and efficient as possible. New and unfamiliar tech throws a wrench in that.