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This would not work in Chicago.
by nsxwolf 1y ago
This would not work in Chicago.
- pessimizer 1y agoChicago days under -15°F since 2015: Jan 18, 2016 -21°F Coldest day of that winter Dec 19, 2016 -21°F Early-season Arctic outbreak Dec 27, 2017 -19°F Part of a prolonged late-December cold wave Jan 2, 2018 -23°F Deep freeze to start the year Jan 30, 2019 -30°F Coldest Chicago temp since 1985; “Polar Vortex” event Feb 14, 2020 -18°F Valentine’s Day Arctic blast Feb 7, 2021 -21°F Mid-winter cold snap Dec 23, 2022 -23°F Pre-Christmas Arctic front Feb 3, 2023 -17°F Last occurrence to date So basically every year. edit: downvoted for noticing that it is cold.
- wtallis 1y agoWhat's relevant is not how cold it got on the coldest day of the year, but how warm it got on the coldest day, and how long it stayed cold. If the daytime high is mild enough that an undersized heat pump can keep the house at 72, it will take time for that house to cool from 72 to eg. 63 when the temperature drops overnight. And since the heat pump is still trying to keep the house warm, it'll take a lot longer for the house to cool off than if the heat were turned off entirely.
- nsxwolf 1y agoIt makes sense but I just wasn’t willing to trust that with my checkbook, you know? There’s how it’s supposed to work on paper and then a reality where I’m stuck with it. The regular AC and gas furnace combo works and is cheaper so I stuck with that.