Show Notes
Heat pumps work. So why do so many installations fail?
Mars is joined by JT Stewart from Slipstream for a revealing transatlantic investigation into heat pumps in Britain and the United States.
Although the two countries use the technology very differently, homeowners on both sides of the Atlantic are being hit by familiar problems: oversized systems, poor design, inadequate training and sales processes that can put profit before performance.
Britain has largely embraced air-to-water heat pumps. America is dominated by air-to-air and ducted systems. But does either country genuinely install them well?
Mars also examines how these failures compare with the problems uncovered in his book, Britain’s Heat Pump Shitshow.
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