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A shame, really, because they're so nice. And in the US you can even DIY the install! (It cost twice as much to get one in Ireland because I needed an F Gas cer
by CalRobert 2y ago
A shame, really, because they're so nice. And in the US you can even DIY the install! (It cost twice as much to get one in Ireland because I needed an F Gas certified tech).
Is aircon rare on the west coast? I recall basically everywhere having it when I grew up in Sacramento. But I do remember it being less common in San Diego...
- vladgur 2y agoSacramento is not “on the coast”, more of Central Valley, so it does get hot. Where I live in the “Peninsula” part of Bay Area, we may “want” rather than need A/C maybe 1 week a year. My heating is provided by a 15 year old forced air gas furnace, but I’m in no hurry to install a heatpump because of our ridiculous electrical costs - thanks PG&E. Our current rates seem to already average at $.5/kwh, probably 5 times more than the rest of the country. I would wager that adoption of heatpumps is related to cost of electricity vs gas
- CalRobert 2y agoNomenclature but I generally think of the west coast on the national scale, but you're correct. I mean, downtown LA is definitely the west coast but it can be much much hotter than Santa Monica, 15 miles away. But you're right that expensive electricity kills the value proposition.