Heating Modes: Heating, Defrost, Electric Backup

Whether a heat pump beats a gas boiler is not a matter of opinion; it is four numbers: the electricity price, the gas price, the boiler's efficiency and the heat pump's seasonal COP. This lesson runs that comparison honestly at the platform's reference prices, shows where the breakeven sits, and covers the operating modes and design choices that decide which side of it a real installation lands on.