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I've never seen an apartment building in the US with special pipes for running the refrigerant lines. It's just not feasible to install a mini split in the US

by agwa 6y ago

I've never seen an apartment building in the US with special pipes for running the refrigerant lines. It's just not feasible to install a mini split in the US if you're renting, but it appears Japan is totally set up for it.

gcds 6y ago
Impossible to live without AC in Japan. Also almost every move company can remove/install AC's pretty easily so it's kinda convient. Also if all rooms already have installed AC's then apartment rent price is much higher than similar without it so it's 50/50 what you want.
- agwa 6y ago
  It's the same in many parts of the US, but unless the apartment comes with central AC, we're stuck with noisy and inefficient window AC units[1], or worse, portable AC units[2]. [1] https://www.mytrustedcontractor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Window-AC-Unit.jpg https://www.mytrustedcontractor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/... [2] https://www.lg.com/us/images/air-conditioners/md05186704/gallery/medium02.jpg https://www.lg.com/us/images/air-conditioners/md05186704/gal...
- driverdan 6y ago
  > Impossible to live without AC in Japan Come on. People lived there for thousands of years before AC.
  - sandworm101 6y ago
    Not in highrises. Not in megacities.
    - fomine3 6y ago
      Even in rural area, temperatures in this August is sometime 36-40C (or even high) so cooler is mandatory.