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What size? The last split system I bought cost about AU$1600 installed ( ~$1060) for 3.5kW... Looking at prices now, even going up to a ducted 14kW Mitsubishi E
by stephen_g 3y ago
What size? The last split system I bought cost about AU$1600 installed ( ~$1060) for 3.5kW... Looking at prices now, even going up to a ducted 14kW Mitsubishi Electric heat pump/AC is only AU$5000 (before installation, and you would need to add ducts and vents etc. - that's just the controller, outdoor unit and in-ceiling unit, but still)...
Is this in the US? Maybe the market is distorted just because not enough people are buying them yet, so nobody has much stock and there's little competition... We have that problem I think for air to water - super common in the UK and Europe, but since everybody uses air to air, split and ducted systems are super cheap but air to water are quite expensive. I really would quite like some heated floors in my bathrooms if I end up doing a big renovation, and don't want to go electric in-floor because hydronic with a heat pump should be more efficient.
- TheHappyOddish 3y agoYep, just installed a 6kw for $2475 (GST inc) and felt like I overpaid. GP is wild.
- chris222 3y agoFor whatever reason both solar and heat pumps are insanely cheap in Australia vs America. It’s mostly in the labor part for some reason. This comes up all the time in the solar subreddit where Americans are routinely quoted at $4.00+ per watt for solar and $20,000+ for heat pump installs.
- dalyons 3y agoHeatpumps I kind of get because they’re still rare here (us). But solar is everywhere. I don’t understand how a 350mil person market is so much more expensive for solar than a 30mil one. The US generally has cheaper labor, less construction rules, and cheaper components due to volume . the solar thing is mysterious to me.