The main reason I’d be hesitant to get one is because I don’t really ever set my thermostat to heat. Even during the once-in-a-lifetime freeze a few years ago, we never ran any heaters (granted, we live in an apartment, so only like 2.5 walls are exposed to the outside - would be very different in an actual house, but I’d still rather opt for better insulation, a single space heater, and a heated blanket over spending that same money on a heat pump that does nothing for years at a time).
If you live in an apartment, it’s not your choice but the owner’s? And a heatpump is an air conditioner in the summer. They cost about the same so why not have the option to heat too?
The main reason I’d be hesitant to get one is because I don’t really ever set my thermostat to heat. Even during the once-in-a-lifetime freeze a few years ago, we never ran any heaters (granted, we live in an apartment, so only like 2.5 walls are exposed to the outside - would be very different in an actual house, but I’d still rather opt for better insulation, a single space heater, and a heated blanket over spending that same money on a heat pump that does nothing for years at a time).
If you live in an apartment, it’s not your choice but the owner’s? And a heatpump is an air conditioner in the summer. They cost about the same so why not have the option to heat too?
It’s often not even the homeowners choice; gas companies bribe homebuilders to install gas appliances.