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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 19h

Will have to check it out. Sounds like the difference between this and a CCA is that this handles the distribution side too?

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Nate the House Whisperer @energysmartwv.bsky.social · 2d

Great 50 year old #heatpump ad!

Don't heat like a caveman!

This is good mainstream messaging, we need much more like this, not early adopter or green focused.

#energysky #2wayAC 🔌💡

texas Janesaw massacre @idlerat.bsky.social · 3d

general electric ad for a heat pump from 1975 Readers Digest!

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Jack Todd @jacktodd.bsky.social · 2d

We had a heat pump installed one year ago in place of an oil burning furnace.
It's quieter and more efficient, keeps temp and humidity more consistent.
Hydro electric bill the same so the savings is entirely in the fuel oil bill - $3500 a year.
Pays for itself in four years.

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 2d

Likewise. I'm down to do another!!

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

We are CA based, but the role can be fully remote! (Preferably in the US, though)

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Regarding brands, you might find this article I wrote last year helpful: www.heatpumped.org/p/web-confus...

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

White labeling and partnerships in the HVAC industry mean the name on the sticker might not be the factory that made your equipment

www.heatpumped.org

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Sounds like a great fit! You should budget somewhere between $5-9k installed (varies a lot based on your location). Should be able to get up to $2k federal tax credit & potentially local rebates. Find a contractor you trust, brand doesn’t matter much as mini splits are fairly commoditized.

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Anytime!

Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Ultimately…. I really think working with a quality contractor installing equipment they’re familiar with is going to lead to the best results. So I don’t want to send you down a rabbit hole!

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

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Midea Heating & Cooling North America

On October 11th, Midea inaugurated its latest showroom in Yonkers, New York – offering a full spectrum of heat pump technologies designed to fit every home and need. This new location mirrors...

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Smart thinking :) The challenge is going to be finding a contractor that installs it. Midea relies heavily on their white label partners for distribution so has a really limited footprint under their own brand. You’re in NY right? I did some light googling and this might point you the right dir

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

(the 1401 is that super old school one: shop.rfwel.com/carrier-ksac...)

Unfortunately Carrier/Midea thermostats and Midea branded thermostats aren't always interchangeable. So your best path if you go this route is probably just to go with the Ecobee

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

This is getting super nerdy, but pulled from the install manual. Your contractor probably (should) be installing with Scenario 1. That lets the indoor & outdoor units talk, but the thermostat just sends on/off signals.

Scenario 2 would be full communicating, but they reference the 1401 thermostat

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Midea's rolled out a nice smart communicating thermostat now but I'm not sure if that has made its way to Carrier's offering (not seeing anything similar on their lineup). The old Midea/Carrier thermostats were pretty horrendous. The new ones are a huge improvement.

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

The equipment can be full communicating (indoor unit/outdoor unit/thermostat) all talking to each other, or wired as a traditional 24V using an Ecobee/Nest/etc. Full communicating will give the best efficiency but at least on the last generation, controls for that product line was pretty crummy.

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

You might find this interesting: www.linkedin.com/posts/shreya...

Let's talk about the HVAC industry's dirty little secret. Between a heat pump being made in the factory and it being installed at your house, there's lots of layers. (Yes Shrek, just lik...

Let's talk about the HVAC industry's dirty little secret. Between a heat pump being made in the factory and it being installed at your house, there's lots of layers. (Yes Shrek, just like that) Fir...

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

The 37MUHA/45MUAA is rebranded Midea equipment! Solid stuff. We install very similar equipment often, it's marketed under a whole slew of different brands. If you go that route, you are probably paying a big premium for Carrier slapping their sticker on, but it should treat you well!

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

In the US, most ACs are 1-Way ACs. They don't have the heating button! Historically, buildings have been heated with natural gas/oil.

So most use two separate devices - one to cool, one to heat. The 1-way ACs are missing the reversing valve allowing them to cool.

Thus the push toward heat pumps!

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Of course! Happy to help

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

PS: Heat pumps are just ACs that can also do heating. They will work for cooling *exactly* the same as an equivalent AC.

Please don't spread misinfo.

Heat pumps have been used for decades in notoriously hot/humid climates in Asia without issues.

An appropriately sized system will have no issues.

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Sorry, but that's just plain wrong. Here is the extended cooling performance data for a Gree Livo, a fairly basic heat pump unit. Its nominal capacity is 9,000 BTU/hr, and it maintains that full capacity (9,013 BTU/hr to be exact) at 110 deg F

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Get one!! bsky.app/profile/shre...

Brand doesn't matter much (www.heatpumped.org/p/web-confus...), find a contractor that does a quality install and prioritize that. A cheap system installed well will outlast an expensive system installed poorly.

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 3d

Window heat pumps are great for housing complexes.

But $40k/unit indicates a problem w/ the bidding process, not heat pump tech.

Onerous compliance requirements, tedious paperwork, prevailing wage mandates on public projects narrow the contractor pool and drive cost. Let’s solve these probs too!

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 4d

The housing agency projects it’ll cost $5,450 to retrofit units with window heat pumps compared with the $40,000 per unit it paid to install centralized systems at some smaller housing complexes.

Boston Public Housing Upgrades Units With Window Heat Pumps

A pilot project aims to cut heating costs and provide air conditioning while reducing emissions.

bloom.bg

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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 4d

And I agree that incentives are still very important in making the economics work