> is how unfamiliar the US market is with split systems
This was completely true 10 years ago. These days though mini split is the standard in the US for remodeling. If you go to a slightly wealthier part of an urban city almost every house has them.
Used to be you would put in high-velocity central during a remodel (instead of ducts, it uses smaller pipes, with the air moving relatively fast since the pipe is much smaller). Total it's exclusively mini split.
New construction hasn't fully switched over yet though. Partly because mini splits can't provide enough heating for a northern climate, and since you need a fire someplace, you use that same ducting for the A/C.
Ah interesting. I heard a podcast interview with the CEO of Quilt and it really seemed he didn't expect the audience to even know what a split system was or how it worked.
It also confused me for a long time that they are called "heat pumps". I'm used to that term describing the technology more broadly, as in heat pump hot water systems, etc.
This was completely true 10 years ago. These days though mini split is the standard in the US for remodeling. If you go to a slightly wealthier part of an urban city almost every house has them.
Used to be you would put in high-velocity central during a remodel (instead of ducts, it uses smaller pipes, with the air moving relatively fast since the pipe is much smaller). Total it's exclusively mini split.
New construction hasn't fully switched over yet though. Partly because mini splits can't provide enough heating for a northern climate, and since you need a fire someplace, you use that same ducting for the A/C.