That old, toxic refrigerant just hit different
But the first needs at least two power lines to work.
CoP of negative 10.
*220V
Air conditioner then: 2 kilowatts / ton
Air conditioner now: 0.4 kilowatts / ton
Can’t we have like .8 kw / ton thats twice as reliable?
You can have a super efficent one that’s reliable. Not gonna be super cheap, though. But they exist, as server rooms and critical infrastructure has to be cooled as well. Mitsubishi Heavy makes stuff like that for example.
What is planned obsolescence?
A way to destroy the earth for temporary profits while guaranteeing the future generations to be screwed because we exploited all the resources in chase of a quick buck?
You can buy whatever size AC you want. When you cheap out and buy one that is too small you don’t get to cry “planned obsolescence”. That was your choice, not someone else’s plan.
Never had a split unit fail on me because of dust. IDK where y’all getting your air cooling machines.
Also, they still sell window units. I know it’s a meme, but come on. Do a little more research.
Drain line can clog, but as with all dad stuff, good maintenance wins the day
Which air conditioner are you talking about specifically that shuts off when it gets dust on its filter?
It’s not that they shut off, it’s that many units are sized so questionable for the square footage they are able to cool that the filter being dusty or clean is the difference between being able to cool the room to the target temperature or not.
Right so people bought cheap and now are upset that it doesn’t do the work.
Yep.
The neat thing is that with mini split technology, cheap AC actually exists.
The buyer decides the size. Consumers bought the wrong sized product for the job and now they blame the product and want to claim they are being exploited???
Truly shocking.
Planned Obsolesce!
No. Industrial air conditioning units are showing the same thing. They are getting lighter and better at cooling.
Control panels some times need air conditioners. Old enough companies, like my ex-employer, can even pull up records to show that the shipping weights are going down. Lost a bet with my old boss about this.
No. I had a ductless split AC cooling a small server room. 4 server racks. It ran 24x365 for 12 years before the compressor failed. We replaced it with another ductless split that is ceiling mounted. They are great products.
As with anything, you get what you pay for.
Or you could replace only compressor
I miss my old really noisy air conditioner window unit. I loved the noise from it, it drowned out other sounds and I got better sleep. My room air filters generate some decent white noise effects, but it’s just not the same.
The best part about window units is the dank freezer smell they emit. Sometimes I just stand there and smell it while enjoying the cool air on my face.
also, I’m leaking CFCs and trying to claw a hole in the ozone
Weird my mini split is a workhorse. It doesn’t give two shits about dust, dirt, ice, rain, or snow. It has heated the house in single digits and cooled the house in triple digits (both F). 10/10. Best $1800 I ever spent.
For real, mini splits are insanely powerful. They’ll make a room frigidly too cold in nanoseconds if you ask them to.
German here, I don’t get that joke. What the fuck’s an Air Conditioner? Some time of specail air you put in your hair after using shampoo?
This funny meme is also a good example of survivorship bias. There are both good and shitty ACs from both eras. We’re just only comparing to the good old ACs because the shitty ones already broke.
You forgot about the part where it is 70% asbestos and radioactive coolant. 10/10 best ACs ever.
Coolant made of uranium? Where to stuff asbestos in a AC?
Can’t imagine the bill to get that sucker recharged.
I live in europe and they banned the left one :( and I want it
In France you can’t buy them
; maybe you should specify the country next time
I have no obligation to tell you my country
