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

Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by ricardobayes on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:51AM (#35149226)

Looking at these US prices with envy. Heat pumps are just becoming a thing in Europe and currently installers are looking to earn a quick buck. I've not seen an install under 20k in the UK lately, bolting on to existing radiators. Also Europe seems to be heavily into air-to-water systems.

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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by stevekemp on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @06:10AM (#35149354)

My wife paid 4000 euros for a heatpump in Finland, last year. Mostly to be used for cooling during the summer, rather than for heating in the winters (since there is "district heating" available for that).

Seemed pretty cheap, and the installation only took a day.

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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by oriolid on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @11:32AM (#35153145)

Air-to-air is much cheaper than connecting to water flow radiator system. Radiators aren't that great for cooling anyway.

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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by fnomnom on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @06:26AM (#35149441)

>are just becoming a thing

where do you life? in germany they are available for years already. friends built new homes with them 5-6 years ago and back then it was already established

in all differen varities. air or with geothermal pipes in your yard (either surface or drilled)

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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by sokoloff on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @06:02AM (#35149312)

US (attempted) buyers of air-to-water look with envy to the Nordics, Northern EU, and the UK. My quote in the US was almost double that figure (for an installed system). The parts prices you’re looking at are indeed cheap. The labor is moderate. The profit margins are high.

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