Heat pumps can’t take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth::By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

  • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I got a quote in rural America for a single room minisplit, $10,300.

    Absolutely bonkers.

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      1 year ago

      That is absolutely bonkers. I put one in myself for my one room garage that I converted to a place to hang. Cost 720$ after tax for a Pioneer mini split. It’s entering its third year in use and I love it. That being said, I wouldn’t be so risky as to put my own in when its task was heating or cooling my home. Just my garage is my problem, the rest is my family, and so I paid. But I got a whole home solution, two floors, Carrier units, for about $15k.

      I believe what you’re looking for is out there and not ridiculous price.

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      1 year ago

      The guy you quoted just want to make his monthly paycheck on you alone, because that’s way over anything reasonable

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      Also in rural America. How did you get someone not to laugh at you when you asked? God I fucking hate the small mindedness around me, but I couldn’t stand the city either. I cannot find someone to put one in my house so I’m going to have to install it myself next summer.