Cease_Cows_ t1_j6ir8c1 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:03 PM

Reply to comment by Aperron in who recently got a heating oil bill? by lottabigbluewater

yeah a lot of that jives with what I've discovered as well. It's crazy how the government is pushing these as a panacea when, at least at the moment they're giant money pits that don't seem like they'll possibly lead to enough savings to cover their installation costs.

BoBab t1_j6ix2mc wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Yea this has all been very illuminating for me to read. The YT vids on heat pumps never talk about the longevity, reliability, or repairability.

jj3449 t1_j6kvy2q wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:18 AM

The issue is when they try to push the envelope. Get a 12-13 seer unit and all is good but if you get one of these magic 23 seer units that will work in New England down to 10 degrees and every motor is variable speed this is what you end up with.

Such-Evidence-4745 t1_j6ojwm6 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:08 PM

A lot of high efficiency stuff seems like that. Looks good on paper but the more complex design seems to break more often and there don't seem to be any techs who know how they work. My parents had a high end boiler installed and it took them along time to find some one who could actually service it instead of just randomly swapping parts. And the thing had issues like 2 years after they got it. Who cares how efficient something is if its broken all the time?

Didn't know that heat pumps were the same deal though, sounds worse to be honest.