> No heat pump? In places with mild climates, you might not need anything at all. If you're in a place where it gets hot, a heat pump is practically an exact d

> No heat pump? In places with mild climates, you might not need anything at all. If you're in a place where it gets hot, a heat pump is practically an exact drop-in replacement for an A/C unit except that it provides heat as well. In my area, you basically can't even buy a one-way A/C unit any more because it's so obviously inferior. If you're in a place where it doesn't get hot (or you've decided to forego cooling in summer), a heat pump is no more expensive, bulky, or noisy than a boiler/furnace setup. Some people don't notice because the old tech came with their house, but that doesn't make it actually good. Again, where I am gas/oil heating is "grandfathered in" for existing homes but forbidden for new construction. The only real competitor to heat pumps is resistive electric. That's cheap and easy to install, and quiet, but considerably less efficient (and does nothing for cooling). "I don't need/want what a heat pump provides" is not a particularly compelling point when most people do, and even the people who say that often change their tune when they try to sell their now-considered-deficient house.