The newer air source models have good performance well below freezing. Older models didn't really.
Costs also matter. Some relatives that are on the fairly expensive rural electric operator around here installed a ground source heat pump, at pretty high up front cost. They wouldn't have bothered if they had a natural gas hookup.
Modern process controls allow us to hit intended outcomes consistently at lower costs. But that doesn't mean the intended outcomes are always better that what you would aim for with less capability.
There are real customers that want cost reductions that lead to reduced lifetimes, because they have no intention of using the thing they are buying for decades. It isn't just manufacturers looking to make money through planned obsolescence.
My hn comments are a better (and probably not particularly good) view into my personality than any data the government could conceivably have collected.
If what you say is true, why should we fear their bizarre mind control fantasy?
I've had people make the Duff argument about real beers. Putting bad batches in a different can is a great way to do quality control on your main brand though.
Costs also matter. Some relatives that are on the fairly expensive rural electric operator around here installed a ground source heat pump, at pretty high up front cost. They wouldn't have bothered if they had a natural gas hookup.
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