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[–] bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 24 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Dude climate change demands these. Have them powered by solar panels and its a win/win

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 16 points 15 hours ago

They might have meant that. Americans using climate change to bully them to install a mini split.

[–] teolan@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Any energy from solar going to AC means solar energy not going to the rest of the house.

solar produces more in the summer, when an AC is more needed

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Do these pe*ple not know window units exist???

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 17 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Those only really work for American style up down windows. In Germany and most eu countries a different style are used. They are hinged on both the bottom and the side and you can choose which set of hinges to use. Very useful but not compatible with American style window AC units. If you google for “German window” you’ll see the memes.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

if you google "german window"

That sounds suspiciously like a sex act, not falling for that one!

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Here is your "German Window Porn"

[–] wazoobi@lemmy.world 1 points 8 minutes ago

Woah, Woah! Better NSFW flag that!

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I've seen the memes I just don't understand how no one has come up with a window unit that can be properly mounted to them. Window units have been around for decades and not one engineering company has capitalized the idea?

[–] Sconrad122@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

It would have to be a pretty novel (and likely much more complex, less reliable, more costly, etc.) design to attach to a thing that has multiple degrees of freedom as opposed to an immobile window sill with a built in clamping mechanism. Also worth noting that window-mounted a units often introduce some gaps in the insulation that the window would otherwise provide. In America, no biggie on that, we build with double pane windows primarily and many existing buildings even still have single pane windows. The net loss of insulation (if it is even a loss) is easy to justify/mitigate with some cheap treatments like foam inserts. For European triple pane windows, the loss of insulation is still not a huge deal (especially if you account for luften), but it is yet another factor that discourages market penetration of a hypothetical window mounting solution. Window units have been around for decades because they are successful at taking advantage of the nature of American windows. Because European windows and building construction have a fundamentally different nature, it's not surprising that this approach has not penetrated that market. It's not as simple as capitalizing on the original idea, it would essentially be coming up with an entirely novel idea that may or (more likely) may not be viable

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 19 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Well you messed it up anon. You'll need a bigger antenna for good wifi ac

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Nah, that's the antenna to watch TV for the TV watching license.

I have heard that they recently passed a bill for having a toaster license you have to use to use your own damn toaster.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 84 points 1 day ago

My guess: american guests expect 70s temps or AC. Homey runs airbnb, guests want it and go to his competition that offers it, therefore he's bullied.

poor fuckin' baby.

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 4 points 15 hours ago
[–] xep@fedia.io 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That's not a great place for a compressor, direct exposure to the weather means they are unable to exchange heat as efficiently. Why'd they put it up there?

[–] niemcycle@lemmy.ca 8 points 15 hours ago

Also it's not a matter of if that hole in the roof for the tubes will leak, but when. Don't put holes in your roof.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lack of space is the primary reason for putting it on a roof. It will get direct sunlight and there will random temperature differences so efficiency will never really be perfect. The condenser coils are also covered and it's not open like a ground unit would be.

They could put it in the shade, and that would be nice. I am curious where they should put it in this case...

[–] inktvip@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those “American style” ground units in Europe. They all look like the one in the picture and are predominantly wall or roof mounted.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

They exist, but primarily for heavy duty or professional use - think office spaces or supermarkets. Most homes are fine with wall units.

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A sprawling yard to put things on is a very american thing.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

Say what? They sit on 1 sq. meter slabs. Are you thinking HVAC units are the size of RVs?!

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 9 hours ago

They also need clearance, they're supposed to have like 15' free above them and a couple feet on each side

[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Ah yes, let me put a 1 sq. meter concrete slab on my French balcony.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Ok and where are you gonna put 20 of those next to an apartment building

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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It could be a thing for any rural house in countries that have the land for it.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

You and the commenter above are blowing my mind. How much land do you think an HVAC unit requires?! You simply install it on the north side of the house/apartment/whatever, out of the sun.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I know it doesn't require much land, but there isn't any land available in population dense areas. Roof installations would be required for row houses and situations like that.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, if you're downtown or something, but my understanding is that most people don't live downtown, but instead just outside of urban areas.

[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The OP is about a different country, it's possible 'most people' in that place do live 'downtown'. But even if it's not most, still there's a whole lot of people in every country who live in bigger density situations, often there is no ground level outside space free for new installations.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Sure. I can't really place where they're from given the picture, but I'm guessing something in the Americas south of the US? If so, there's probably plenty of space.

But yeah, it's possible, I just think in many areas, a meter square pad is doable.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 17 points 23 hours ago

Yes, but the vast majority of Europeans are not rural -- and unlike Americans, they aren't suburban, either.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 57 points 1 day ago (4 children)

a heat pump? an aircon? an antenna? 😖

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 107 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago
[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

John American actually invented those, back when he created the cheeseburger.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 21 hours ago

This was before Thomas Ladder

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