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		thehappypm on Feb 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Heat pumps are defying Maine’s winters and oil ind... Most heat pumps don’t have a backup built in anymore, though. I have 2 (LG and Mitsubishi) and neither has a resistive backup built in.

timbit42 on Feb 8, 2023 [–]

My heat pump is 11 years old and doesn't have a resistive heater. I thought resistive heaters were a new thing. Many people in the Northern US and Canada need some kind of backup and a resistive heater in the heat pump would be a selling point for many.

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