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Classic HN answer Why don't people just spend $10k and have their problems vanish? (and don't quote me the cost of a heat pump, you have to also pay to rip out
by newaccount2021 4y ago
Classic HN answer
Why don't people just spend $10k and have their problems vanish? (and don't quote me the cost of a heat pump, you have to also pay to rip out your old stuff)
They don't have $10k
- Aloha 4y agoYou hit the nail on the head. Like a mini-split is 3k (without labor), for an average house you'll need two or three of them to fully heat/cool the house.
- 0x53 4y agoI hope that the inflation reduction act will help with lower income families in this regard. Up to $8000 back on a heat pump install at the point of sale. This could make the install only a couple thousand.
- sokoloff 4y agoYou think that heat pump installers won’t increase their prices by a few thousand when those come into effect? Based on tracking prices across the start and stop of utility rebates, I seriously doubt that whole $8K will land in consumer wallets and would even be surprised if half of it ended up there in the end.
- willnonya 4y agoI think you misunderstand who the inflation reduction act is supposed to help...