On top of the fact that anyone walking into that room will immediately think "oh, you got a mini-split!" because there's still a box hanging on the wall. Again, what am I buying here?
And at $6500/room, great googly moogly! This is either DOA or I'm missing a fundamental piece of the value.
If I had to pay US$6500 per room I'd be bankrupt. DOA, but they'll probably con some credulous investors on the way.
Regular mini split heads are huge. They are really visible. It’s a really big turn off to many buyers.
I don't want this. And that's because the goal of these people are to get acquired by Google / Amazon to fit into their crappy "smart home" line of products. I really don't understand how the consumer keeps getting tricked by a bit of marketing into buying products that are sold on design first and performance later. This product, functionally isn't any better than anything on the market yet comes with included obsolescence built in. For reference one of my family members still uses a mini-split system in their cabin that's over 25 years old. This thing is going to be lucky to make it 10 years based on all the additional dependencies it requires straight out of the box.
I hope consumers stop buying these types of products.
The internal air handler unit looks exactly the same as any other manufacturer. It's still ugly, and it still sticks out and doesn't integrate as nicely as ducted HVAC systems. Wouldn't homes just benefit more from replacing their existing furnace+AC systems with a heat pump if it's necessary, rather than installing mini splits in each zone and running refrigerant pipes all over the outside of the housing structure.
Yes, if you have an existing forced air system you can get a heat pump sized for your furnace instead of doing mini-splits. You could probably just replace the condenser with the heat pump, since a heat pump is just an air conditioner that can run in reverse. The coils inside the furnace may need to be replaced for the heat pump.
$6,500 per mini-split installed is quite high, a mini-split requires mounting the air handler and condenser, drilling two holes through an exterior wall, connecting the line sets, and sealing the holes; plus electrical wiring. $3,500-4,000 is what I would expect to pay if the mini split cost around $1,000: 8 hours max each to mechanical and electrical contractors ($150/hr) plus material and profit.
This company is marketing towards people with more money than sense who will be impressed by “wi-fi” and some oak veneer.
Nobody is going to do this. Not unless they're duped into it.
The whole no-bathroom thing likely won't work well in a cold climate because the pipes in the walls/floor would freeze.
Looking at cheapest units here in Nordics. 695€ install from 899€ unit... Which is suitable for 85 m^2... So I am not exactly sure what sort of rooms need two units...
Someone finally made a heat pump that looks good inside your home
And I assume it also phones home to the mothership, which Hoovers your usage stats up for re-monetization?
Yeah, that’ll be a “nah, dawg” from me, well before even the astronomical price tag.
