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Who is going to install these? I am close to a lot of contractors and they aren't going to install equipment from a company they don't have a relationship with. Who gets called back when there's a problem? They also aren't going to install something the end user provides. They make money on reselling equipment, etc.

Seriously, sourcing the labor side of it is a really difficult problem. Labor has to be licensed, etc. No one is installing this themselves.

And although the designs look cool, if it costs so much as a cent more to build then no one will buy it. No one looks at their HVAC appliances before they buy them.

I guess my point is - why would I buy this rather than just call my local HVAC companies and get some estimates?




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