That’s because the old ones had cooling solutions that were very harmful for the environment
broesel314 on
We have come a long way in manufacturing to make copper tubing as thick as it absolutely needs to be to make these units as cheap as they are (along with some other good and bad improvements) of course these thin and efficient coils leak if you look at them wrong
Components get sized according to actual needs because we can simulate an entire life of the unit and not get oversized to heaven and back because engineers back then just don’t knew better. Of course you could also size them to last until 2 weeks after the warranty expires because guess what: Building stuff that lasts forever only makes you money once
Then there are things like make everything variable speed that makes the unit more efficient and cheaper because you need less material for an ecm motor. That needs inverters and electronics that are failure prone in comparison to a simple to change capacitor.
ChronoCyberpunk77 on
you would have to have a pretty shitty heatpump if it breaks because of a little dust
IsPhil on
*Looks at electric bill*
Y’all got it.
mca1169 on
the filter is $50 as well and only a technician that charges $100 is able to replace it.
JobcenterTycoon on
Then remove the filter and breathe dusty air.
Efficient_Maybe_1086 on
I used both and I guarantee you that the old ones sucked major ass and frequently needed compressor replacements and refills. People thinking loud equals good are morons.
ipokesnails on
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of my 80 decibel AC unit that obstructs a window.
arebello34 on
I have one of those dinosaur AC, spend energy like crazy, but still working strongly.
TheShamShield on
Those old ACs were destroying the planet
CaptainJellyVR on
My apartment has 2 old AC units I can use whenever.
They are incredibly dusty, smudged and dented, one has a seemingly missing vent grill, both have something rattling around inside when I pick them up, have to be ducked tape to the window frame to get a proper seal and plug all the holes, increase my electricity bill by $30~ by just existing without actually being on, make an unholy amount of noise that sounds like the Rapture, and work so well that my apartment feels like it’s 30 below after just 5 minutes of running
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ACs then also dispenses water
That’s because the old ones had cooling solutions that were very harmful for the environment
We have come a long way in manufacturing to make copper tubing as thick as it absolutely needs to be to make these units as cheap as they are (along with some other good and bad improvements) of course these thin and efficient coils leak if you look at them wrong
Components get sized according to actual needs because we can simulate an entire life of the unit and not get oversized to heaven and back because engineers back then just don’t knew better. Of course you could also size them to last until 2 weeks after the warranty expires because guess what: Building stuff that lasts forever only makes you money once
Then there are things like make everything variable speed that makes the unit more efficient and cheaper because you need less material for an ecm motor. That needs inverters and electronics that are failure prone in comparison to a simple to change capacitor.
you would have to have a pretty shitty heatpump if it breaks because of a little dust
*Looks at electric bill*
Y’all got it.
the filter is $50 as well and only a technician that charges $100 is able to replace it.
Then remove the filter and breathe dusty air.
I used both and I guarantee you that the old ones sucked major ass and frequently needed compressor replacements and refills. People thinking loud equals good are morons.
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of my 80 decibel AC unit that obstructs a window.
I have one of those dinosaur AC, spend energy like crazy, but still working strongly.
Those old ACs were destroying the planet
My apartment has 2 old AC units I can use whenever.
They are incredibly dusty, smudged and dented, one has a seemingly missing vent grill, both have something rattling around inside when I pick them up, have to be ducked tape to the window frame to get a proper seal and plug all the holes, increase my electricity bill by $30~ by just existing without actually being on, make an unholy amount of noise that sounds like the Rapture, and work so well that my apartment feels like it’s 30 below after just 5 minutes of running
Nothing could be further from the truth.
*freon was removed from the chat*