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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by sergers on Thursday September 03, 2020 @10:32AM (#24364449)
Is this really specific to Japanese air conditioners? Or is this really about mini-split ac that are manufactured around the world under many companies.

I don't see whats specifically Japanese outside of the person using Panasonic and is in Japan.

The person could be in the USA with Mrcool mini split, it would be a similar article.

Edit: title has been changed to remove mention of Japan, so my nitpick may no longer valid:)

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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by agwa on Thursday September 03, 2020 @11:05AM (#24364727)
I've never seen an apartment building in the US with special pipes for running the refrigerant lines. It's just not feasible to install a mini split in the US if you're renting, but it appears Japan is totally set up for it.
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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by gcds on Thursday September 03, 2020 @11:07AM (#24364749)
Impossible to live without AC in Japan. Also almost every move company can remove/install AC's pretty easily so it's kinda convient.

Also if all rooms already have installed AC's then apartment rent price is much higher than similar without it so it's 50/50 what you want.

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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by agwa on Thursday September 03, 2020 @11:14AM (#24364820)
It's the same in many parts of the US, but unless the apartment comes with central AC, we're stuck with noisy and inefficient window AC units[1], or worse, portable AC units[2].

[1] https://www.mytrustedcontractor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/...

[2] https://www.lg.com/us/images/air-conditioners/md05186704/gal...

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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by driverdan on Thursday September 03, 2020 @12:30PM (#24365719)
> Impossible to live without AC in Japan

Come on. People lived there for thousands of years before AC.

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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by sandworm101 on Thursday September 03, 2020 @04:40PM (#24368645)
Not in highrises. Not in megacities.
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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by fomine3 on Thursday September 03, 2020 @10:56PM (#24371280)
Even in rural area, temperatures in this August is sometime 36-40C (or even high) so cooler is mandatory.
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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by dkarp on Thursday September 03, 2020 @10:45AM (#24364534)
He uses the Echonet Lite protocol[1] and says that it is a home automation protocol used in Japan. So that whole second part is Japan specific. I agree that the rest probably isn't.

1. https://echonet.jp/hems_en/

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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by twblalock on Thursday September 03, 2020 @09:41PM (#24370940)
It's not uncommon for renters in Japan to provide the AC unit, the washing machine, and other appliances. The plumbing is already there for a split AC unit, but the appliance is not.
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Re:Home Office Projects Series: Air conditioner setup by fomine3 on Thursday September 03, 2020 @10:53PM (#24371266)
Air conditioner is now almost mandatory equipment for condominium meanwhile washing machine and refrigerator is an offer from some condominiums.
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