Adams: Hybrid heat pumps increase consumer choice by offering dual fuels
Nate Adams · One weird trick to decarbonize your home · Jun 29, 2022 · at 14:19
HVAC expert Nate Adams discusses the political messaging and functional benefit of installing hybrid dual-fuel heat pump systems.
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“So an important point on this is heat pumps, when paired with a furnace or other form of backup heat, that's actually increasing consumer choice. Because now you have two different fuels to work with. So you have the heat pump to work with, and you have whatever your form of backup heat is, be that a propane furnace, an oil furnace, gas furnace, resistance, wood, whatever.”
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