My guess: american guests expect 70s temps or AC. Homey runs airbnb, guests want it and go to his competition that offers it, therefore he's bullied.
poor fuckin' baby.
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a heat pump? an aircon? an antenna? π
A roof
John American actually invented those, back when he created the cheeseburger.
Yes I've heard they're very poor over there
Judging by (what looks like?) the slate roof, I'm guessing this in in the UK?. So its probably the AC unit. (I'm sure slate roofs exist outside the UK, I'm just guessing.)
It looks to be corrugated iron. Corrugated iron would be a really weird roofing material in the UK, as it's terrible for insulation. Also if he was from the UK it would be on the news because no one has air conditioning. It's really hard to even find someone who knows how to install it.
It can't be anywhere in southern Europe because they'd already have air conditioning, could be France or Germany though they tend not to have aircon by default.
Lots of office buildings in the UK have air con, but I agree that it would be difficult to find a tradesman to install one unless your brother in law works at Wates or something.
It could be a barn conversion air bnb, because what idiot in the UK would put that on a roof they were planning on living under? But the contract looks way too urban for that. Makes no sense.
That's not a great place for a compressor, direct exposure to the weather means they are unable to exchange heat as efficiently. Why'd they put it up there?
Lack of space is the primary reason for putting it on a roof. It will get direct sunlight and there will random temperature differences so efficiency will never really be perfect. The condenser coils are also covered and it's not open like a ground unit would be.
They could put it in the shade, and that would be nice. I am curious where they should put it in this case...
I donβt think Iβve ever seen one of those βAmerican styleβ ground units in Europe. They all look like the one in the picture and are predominantly wall or roof mounted.
They exist, but primarily for heavy duty or professional use - think office spaces or supermarkets. Most homes are fine with wall units.
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A sprawling yard to put things on is a very american thing.
It could be a thing for any rural house in countries that have the land for it.
Yes, but the vast majority of Europeans are not rural -- and unlike Americans, they aren't suburban, either.
You and the commenter above are blowing my mind. How much land do you think an HVAC unit requires?! You simply install it on the north side of the house/apartment/whatever, out of the sun.
I know it doesn't require much land, but there isn't any land available in population dense areas. Roof installations would be required for row houses and situations like that.
Sure, if you're downtown or something, but my understanding is that most people don't live downtown, but instead just outside of urban areas.
The OP is about a different country, it's possible 'most people' in that place do live 'downtown'. But even if it's not most, still there's a whole lot of people in every country who live in bigger density situations, often there is no ground level outside space free for new installations.
Sure. I can't really place where they're from given the picture, but I'm guessing something in the Americas south of the US? If so, there's probably plenty of space.
But yeah, it's possible, I just think in many areas, a meter square pad is doable.
Say what? They sit on 1 sq. meter slabs. Are you thinking HVAC units are the size of RVs?!
Ah yes, let me put a 1 sq. meter concrete slab on my French balcony.
Ok and where are you gonna put 20 of those next to an apartment building
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They also need clearance, they're supposed to have like 15' free above them and a couple feet on each side
Also it's not a matter of if that hole in the roof for the tubes will leak, but when. Don't put holes in your roof.
Dude climate change demands these. Have them powered by solar panels and its a win/win
They might have meant that. Americans using climate change to bully them to install a mini split.
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Well you messed it up anon. You'll need a bigger antenna for good wifi ac
Nah, that's the antenna to watch TV for the TV watching license.
I have heard that they recently passed a bill for having a toaster license you have to use to use your own damn toaster.
A Yagi?
I love living in a country/part of the country that doesn't really need AC. Today is the hottest day this week peaking at 27Β°c but the rest of the week is like 23Β°c. Perfect weather to go to the beach to cool off.
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