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toothrot
on April 12, 2024
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An open source initiative to share and compare hea...
Turns out cities are loud! In NYC, at least, heat pumps are far more quiet than the endless window unit A/C's, or larger traditional A/C's, in my experience.
Outdoor noise is less of an issue in the winter in big cities because windows are closed.
wussboy
on April 12, 2024
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Most of the noise in cities is cars. One idiot on a Harley drowns out a warehouse of heat pumps
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Sounds like an installation can be really tricky or you will end up with something like this:
https://youtu.be/1rKNT7-42J0?t=1510
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Outdoor noise is less of an issue in the winter in big cities because windows are closed.