An HVAC expert called out others in the industry, noting it was their responsibility to get with the times and help customers make the kind of upgrades that can save significant money.

In the dog days of summer, HVAC Guide for Homeowners (@NewHVACGuide) — dedicated to helping people make better decisions when they buy heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products — said that veteran technicians had no excuse if they claimed inverters, heat pumps, and mini-splits were out of their league.

"I'm going to probably make a few people mad, especially if they're in the industry, in this video, but that's kinda what I do," the creator says.

He acknowledges that "nobody knows everything" and there's a place for people who specialize in boilers, for example. But, he argues, there is also "some laziness in our industry," contending that certain experienced folks were unwilling to learn and still "expect to be paid a premium rate for things that many homeowners can do themselves."

Citing widely available information and tutorials, he advised people to listen to their service providers: "If a contractor says to you, 'Mr. Homeowner, Mrs. Homeowner, hey, that system that you're interested in, that's too complicated, too many bells and whistles,' … I would believe them."

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