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> I've been using two heat pumps near Austin... (25KW of heat) Is this for a single house? What kind of insulation do you have

• bob1029 9mo ago
  For ATX, this capacity is entirely about the summer. Any winter performance is an afterthought.
  • OldSchool 9mo ago
    That's for sure. It can get pretty hot and humid, not quite Houston-like but you spend some significant cooling capacity condensing water out of the indoor air as well.
  • lm28469 9mo ago
    Insulation works regardless of the climate though. A well insulated house will be much easier to cool down in Texas, and much easier to warm up in Alaska
• OldSchool 9mo ago
  I hear you, it's a single two-story house built in 2000, not small but smaller than typical developers build these days here. I added 18 inches of insulation to the attic, not much I can do in the walls. Double-pane glass. It's not drafty but seems poorly insulated as a whole despite being relatively modern and better-than-average quality. Houses in cold climates seem much tighter and better insulated.