Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Isn’t that the definition of reluctance to change? I’m happy with what I’ve already got and so I’m reluctant to change it.
Well, it’s at least the most common reason why someone doesn’t feel the need to upgrade. It’s not the consumer’s fault if the new thing has an unconvincing value proposition.
Our city will pay us to dump our gas-fired water heater and replace it with a heat pump heater. But the power was out for a full day last week, and our old water heater continued to work. A heat pump heater would have been useless without electricity. Not a compelling value proposition.