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		hedora on May 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ex-Googler designed a heat pump you'll want in you... Mini-splits are common in the US too. The innovation seems to be two-fold: - looks stylish - vertically integrated installer network Of those two ideas, “looks stylish” seems like a winner to me, but it is also easily copied.

stevage on May 23, 2024 [–]

I'm surprised that lack of installers is even a pain point though. Here, I had dozens, perhaps hundreds of choices. And once we decided what we were getting it was done within a week.

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