Installers react to Skill Builder's video on heat pumps (part 1)

August 23, 2021 – 1 minute read

We received a few messages from subscribers asking us to respond to a video on heat pumps from a channel called skill builder (linked below). I didn't watch it as I wanted to record my reaction.. and here it is!

Here's a link to part 2 where it gets a little more heated! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cYvJ...

More information at https://www.heatgeek.com/

Skill builders second vid - Heat Pump Conspiracy! Who's Telling the Truth? https://youtu.be/GhAKMAcmJFg

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