I’m not surprised. I purchased a brand new house and they didn’t even offer the option for a heat pump. The government needs to make it mandatory to have one in new builds.
But there has to be a properly trained installer base that simply does not exist in the quantities needed. There are a lot of cowboys offering heat pumps.
One potentially begats the other. If the demand is there then the installer base will follow. That demand is still comparatively low though, which is unlikely to change until the government starts mandating installs. It’s a real Catch 22 - demand is low because quality is wildly varied. Quality is wildly varied because demand is low.
I’m not surprised. I purchased a brand new house and they didn’t even offer the option for a heat pump. The government needs to make it mandatory to have one in new builds.
But there has to be a properly trained installer base that simply does not exist in the quantities needed. There are a lot of cowboys offering heat pumps.
One potentially begats the other. If the demand is there then the installer base will follow. That demand is still comparatively low though, which is unlikely to change until the government starts mandating installs. It’s a real Catch 22 - demand is low because quality is wildly varied. Quality is wildly varied because demand is low.
You make a good point.
If it’s not already, it should definitely be in the regs that new builds need to be heat-pump ready (suitably sized radiators, etc.)