8nailsplease

When I bought an air based heat pump / air conditioner with gas furnace forced air system I never gave a thought to the cost of replacement of heat pumps. No matter the assumed savings of this kind of system and no matter the warranty of the pump itself the cost of the site visit and work on the unit negated any assumed savings of this kind of system. And when the warranty lapses the assumed savings turns instead into a real costly event for the owner. Forget heat pump technology and think about life time warranties of the pump and the associated cost to replace it. If for no other reason the heat pump is a bum deal over all....unless there is a life time warranty covering all future cost of pump replacement. But that is a pipe dream. The dealers count on this replacement business as their bread and butter. No different than burying a man in a rented suit. But at least I understand that issue now.