Thank you for making this video. It begins to shed light on a confusing space in our tax law. This post is to help homeowners figure out what will qualify for air source heat pumps. The wording and language on the Energy Star website is worse in 2023 than in 2022 regarding Air Source Heat Pumps. They use words like "in general, most, may be eligible".... and like Brett says the covered products lists they provide are incomplete. There is not agreement among manufacturers (websites at least), distributors, installers or CPA's on what is a covered product. 20:01 minutes in introduces the Energy Star Requirements. Energy Star does not have a phone number or a contact email for clarification.... GREAT! 50:00 minutes for heat pump. This is where the friction is among home owners, CPA's, installers and equipment distributors. This is a big change from 2022 and where a ton of confusion lays. 15 SEER, 12.5 EER, 8.5 HSPF was the 2022 requirement. And now 16 SEER2, 12 EER2, 9 HSPF2 is the 2023 requirement. But guess what??? Manufactures and installers have to unload all the old 2022 stock that does not qualify. And the stock that would qualify is mostly not available. 2022 stock doesn't even have the new 2023 ratings mentioned on it. from the Energy Star Website- "Please note, not all energy star certified products qualify for a tax credit". See their Definitions section. Don't buy anything expecting a tax credit unless you get the signed manufacturers certification statement FIRST! AHRI certification is not the same as a Signed Manufacturers Certification Statement. You get these from the Manufacturer website after some digging. BUYER BEWARE! Energy Star Alone does not mean the system qualifies for the tax credit. It has to meet spec in your region. There's gonna be a lot of unhappy home owners come tax time in 2024 for being scammed in 2023. BTW....The extra money spent on a qualifying system ISNT worth it, you'll be replacing the 410A system in 10 years after the next goal posts are moved on the next green refrigerant requirement. I am getting the cheapest made in mexico like everything else is 14 SEER system possible since all this red tape smoke n mirrors is too much.
@@paladain55 Great question, the recirc alone will not but having it on the work order for the water heater? Hmmm, that is a good question... I guess we have to ask the DOE or IRS?
@@GreenHomeInstitute its a recirc on demand button so its pretty dang helpful. You don't need to run the water for hot water anymore as you can just press the button.
on solar thermal, it's very popular around Florida from what I can see, usually for heating pools. Wind I've only really seen on ranch/off the grid living situations, it does seem to be popular at the back-up power level coupled with portable batteries like jackery.
I am 71 years old on Social Secrity below $16,000 and I haven't had to file since I was 65. I have a gas stove and can't afford to buy an electric stove in order to receive a credit or rebate. So, what am I able to do?
Thank you for making this video. It begins to shed light on a confusing space in our tax law.
This post is to help homeowners figure out what will qualify for air source heat pumps.
The wording and language on the Energy Star website is worse in 2023 than in 2022 regarding Air Source Heat Pumps.
They use words like "in general, most, may be eligible".... and like Brett says the covered products lists they provide are incomplete.
There is not agreement among manufacturers (websites at least), distributors, installers or CPA's on what is a covered product.
20:01 minutes in introduces the Energy Star Requirements.
Energy Star does not have a phone number or a contact email for clarification.... GREAT!
50:00 minutes for heat pump.
This is where the friction is among home owners, CPA's, installers and equipment distributors.
This is a big change from 2022 and where a ton of confusion lays. 15 SEER, 12.5 EER, 8.5 HSPF was the 2022 requirement.
And now 16 SEER2, 12 EER2, 9 HSPF2 is the 2023 requirement. But guess what???
Manufactures and installers have to unload all the old 2022 stock that does not qualify.
And the stock that would qualify is mostly not available. 2022 stock doesn't even have the new 2023 ratings mentioned on it.
from the Energy Star Website- "Please note, not all energy star certified products qualify for a tax credit".
See their Definitions section. Don't buy anything expecting a tax credit unless you get the signed manufacturers certification statement FIRST!
AHRI certification is not the same as a Signed Manufacturers Certification Statement.
You get these from the Manufacturer website after some digging. BUYER BEWARE!
Energy Star Alone does not mean the system qualifies for the tax credit. It has to meet spec in your region.
There's gonna be a lot of unhappy home owners come tax time in 2024 for being scammed in 2023.
BTW....The extra money spent on a qualifying system ISNT worth it, you'll be replacing the 410A system in 10 years after the next goal posts are moved on the next green refrigerant requirement.
I am getting the cheapest made in mexico like everything else is 14 SEER system possible since all this red tape smoke n mirrors is too much.
Its awesome that your house is off the grid
What is "efficient heating equipment"?
Will a Act D'mand hot water on demand circulation pump go into one of these categories for 2022?
You need to go to the energy star link provided at the start to see what is required and what qualifies. No, recirc will not be required.
@@GreenHomeInstitute Do you happen to know if a recirc pump qualifies any where for 2022?
@@paladain55 Great question, the recirc alone will not but having it on the work order for the water heater? Hmmm, that is a good question... I guess we have to ask the DOE or IRS?
@@GreenHomeInstitute its a recirc on demand button so its pretty dang helpful. You don't need to run the water for hot water anymore as you can just press the button.
@@paladain55 Once you go heatpump it can be 5% or less of total energy so not much more to save here!
on solar thermal, it's very popular around Florida from what I can see, usually for heating pools. Wind I've only really seen on ranch/off the grid living situations, it does seem to be popular at the back-up power level coupled with portable batteries like jackery.
I am 71 years old on Social Secrity below $16,000 and I haven't had to file since I was 65. I have a gas stove and can't afford to buy an electric stove in order to receive a credit or rebate. So, what am I able to do?