Installer straight up laughed at the specs and said my house would freeze
absolutely losing my mind trying to get someone to put a proper cold climate unit in my 1980s build. i spent weeks doing manual j calculations and zeroed in on exactly what i need based on the neep cold climate heat pump qualified list local distributor 2026 update. i finally found a guy willing to come out and he took one look at my numbers and just started laughing saying the state data is total garbage and i absolutely need gas backup because my house is too drafty. i tried explaining that the whole point of these new qualified units is they maintain capacity at sub zero temps but he completely talked over me saying paper specs dont heat homes.
im so frustrated because im trying to do the right thing for efficiency but every contractor treats me like an idiot who read too many blogs. has anyone else dealt with this level of pushback from old school installers and how did you finally get them to just do the job you are paying them for?