lukepighetti

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   by lukepighetti 2y ago

   Flutter is weak in North America but extremely strong in LatAm / Europe / India / Africa
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   by lukepighetti 4y ago

   You may be educating others on this topic, but you're not educating me. No one runs resistive electric heaters in Maine. Is that common in California? Is that why the startup above is comfortable saying "it's 3-5 times more e
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   by lukepighetti 4y ago

   I'm not questioning if they are viable, I'm questioning the blanket claims and the direct comparison. What kind of furnace? Natural gas? Oil? A heat pump in Maine is not going to be 3-5x more cost effective than a natural gas furn
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   by lukepighetti 4y ago

   I'm sniffing an air of "California syndrome" when it comes to HVAC products. The literature says 3-5x more efficient than my existing furnace. I believe that may be true in SF climate. But is it true where I live, in Northern
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   by lukepighetti 4y ago

   All I'm looking for is a heat pump that can maintain a COP of 3.0 or higher down to -20f, can be easily controlled via MQTT on my home network OR via standard 3 wire thermostat, does not use the cloud for any of it's core function
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   by lukepighetti 4y ago

   Many moons ago I found myself making parts for the audiophile community. Eventually I got in to making complete headphones. Designing and building audiophile headphones is a multi-modal skill that is very engaging. I was pretty good at it.