All of these references are for you to work with a professional installation company. That is what I would expect. I had the impression that someone was suggesting that you could just go into the store and buy one without the proper license. In the case of Home Depot, they are just helping the customer select a unit that is later installed by the professionals. This is not much different than the current technique of contracting directly with a local HVAC company.
Water heaters however can be bought directly by the customers and I have done that in a couple of cases. Installation evolves connecting the 240 volt wiring and water pipes to the unit, but they are already in the correct local when a replacement is done. It looks like Rossi is mainly seeking a partner to advertise his products in a multitude of markets. Home Depot is located just about everywhere and hence Rossi is putting the burden upon them to find professional installers within each area. In actuality this plan may be a quicker way to introduce his products than waiting for the local HVAC companies to seek ECATs themselves. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 3:10 pm Subject: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:RE: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Andrea Rossi interview on Ca$h Flow: “I translate pressure as responsibility.” David Roberson wrote: Really? Maybe it depends upon the local rules. In this area you can buy replacement water heaters at Home Depot but none of the other items that require you to modify wiring. Surely you are kidding about heat pumps. These must be limited to professional installers with a license . . . See: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-203013146/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 http://www.homedepot.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOM/HomePage/Docs/HVAC_Trane_ENG_Online.pdf http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?pn=SV_HS_HVAC_Replacement&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&cm_sp=SV-_-link_map-_-hvac_replacement - Jed
