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Yes, because nearly every house in cold climates is ducted, and we’re trying to get people off oil heating quickly, easily, and cheaply. Popping a new heat exch
by pkulak 4y ago
Yes, because nearly every house in cold climates is ducted, and we’re trying to get people off oil heating quickly, easily, and cheaply. Popping a new heat exchanger in an existing furnace is stupid simple compared to running coolant lines to new, wall-mounted exchangers all over the house.
- Gibbon1 4y agoI think that's true, if the ducts exist already that's simplest and cheapest. If they don't mini-split type systems are. But I suspect that long term those are going to be a pain in the butt because you have a lot of failure points.
- pbourke 4y agoMini splits seem to be pretty reliable. They’re very common outside of North America. Most of the leading manufacturers seem to be from Japan (Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Daikin)
- sokoloff 4y agoHydronic heat distribution (baseboard and radiators) is quite common in New England.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoNot in any construction in the last 50 years.
- pkulak 4y agoSorry, meant to mean "in the US", since this was an American Government competition.
- sokoloff 4y agoNew England is part of the US.