Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directly to homeowners

Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by uptown on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @12:35AM (#35147489)

I wish some company would make more aesthetically pleasing ceiling cassette units suitable for residential use instead of the wall mounted mini-splits. Most cassettes are 24x24 which is great for commercial applications but a nonstarter for residential ceiling joist widths.

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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by cmui on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @12:44AM (#35147549)

Its an interesting idea. Install would be more expensive because you have to fit it nicely into the ceiling drywall and also snake refrigerant lines through the ceiling. Wall units typically have a hole drilled straight through the wall for condensate tubing and refrigerant line access. There's a wall unit on the Electric Air preorder site, thoughts on the aesthetics of that?

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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by kbuck on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @12:40PM (#35154291)

MrCool has a DIY cassette that is designed to fit between residential joists: https://mrcool.com/diy-ceiling-cassette/

No idea if it's any good though, and I don't really like the big logo and big black IR receiver.

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