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Apr 9Liked by Sam Matey

My friend who is a builder sub contractor told me about heat pumps and their great qualities but I was old and stodgy, reluctant to break with the past. Wish I had read this article back then!

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Apr 8Liked by Sam Matey

I’ld love to change out all my gas appliances but the cost doesn’t pencil out. I was quoted over $10k+ for a heat pump to replace my perfectly operational gas furnaces. Right now the price of propane is $6.00 per gallon and I spend approximately $600 per year to heat the house, water, and run the cook top. I wanted an induction cooktop, but I’ve read they are horribly unreliable. Air conditioning here means opening windows. And since I still need gas for the backup generator, I guess I’ll be sticking with gas. Incentives would sure help people like me.

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This is great! I wish Matt could talk to the service guys at our local heating/cooling company here in Michigan. They're totally negative toward heat pumps, and at least as of last year, they didn't sell them.

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