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by Sweepi 38 days ago
| It’s evident the average commenter on this subject hasn’t run the numbers on a full cost benefit of the various options.

Strong words.

| heat pumps sometimes fail in ways that the ozone depleting refrigerant to escape.

R-290(propane) and R-744 (carbon dioxide) both have a Ozone depletion potential(ODP) of 0. What are you talking about?