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The PTAC units shown in the article look like something from the 1950s. Minisplits have been the way the world has done AC for a long long time now. It's intere
by Maxion 3mo ago
The PTAC units shown in the article look like something from the 1950s. Minisplits have been the way the world has done AC for a long long time now. It's interesting how foreign of a product it is in the US.
- dn3500 3mo agoIt uses R-22 so it's pretty old, but probably not 1950s. Maybe 1970s. R-22 was phased out starting in the 1980s, and banned in 2010 (that's in Europe, maybe later in US). When I lived in the US I tried to get a minisplit and they wanted $4000 for a medium size unit! The same one where I live now is $400 installed.
- dlenski 2mo ago> R-22 was phased out starting in the 1980s, and banned in 2010 (that's in Europe, maybe later in US). The situation with R-22 (better known as "Freon" in the US) seems pretty messy and confusing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorodifluoromethane#Phaseout_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorodifluoromethane#Phaseout... As far as I can tell, the import of the R-22 refrigerant itself wasn't banned until 2020.