Samsung releases new all-in-one heat pump for residential use(www.pv-magazine.com)
14 pointsby thelastgallon5 hours ago5 comments
  • estimator72924 hours ago
    Can't wait until Samsung decides to OTA in the dead of winter and bricks people's heating systems.

    Are they going to pipe audio ads into your vents as well?

    Don't buy a Samsung anything.

    • kjs330 minutes ago
      You'll need to pay for the 'advanced license' to cool below 78F or heat above 62F.
  • 1970-01-012 hours ago
    Having everything in one unit is a recipe for a single point of failure disaster. Because it's Samsung, don't expect any of the parts to be interchangeable. One unlucky lightning strike and you're forced to rebuy and reinstall another of their all-in-one units or wait without heat and AC for a week for the parts to maybe arrive undamaged.
    • dessimus39 minutes ago
      Not to mention Samsung's reputation with regards to its other large household appliances, like refrigerators and laundry machines. There are a significant number of posts regarding failed attempts at getting parts and service, leading to consumers having to purchase replacements much sooner than many would expect.
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  • tribaal4 hours ago
    I have an all in one heat pump right now in my house (in Europe). Not made by Samsung.

    Why is this news? Is it because it can heat water to 85 degrees Celsius? Is it because it’s Samsung?

    • hazbot4 hours ago
      Integration of the air cooling and water heating. For example, I have a air conditioner pumping heat out of my house right next to a box that's putting heat into the water coming into my house.
      • tribaal4 hours ago
        Ah it does ac on top, neat. Thanks!
    • suprjami4 hours ago
      Probably because it combines so many functions into the one unit?
      • tribaal4 hours ago
        Except using the cold output from the heat pump to serve as ac (which of arguably neat) it’s a normal heat pump
  • Dig1tan hour ago
    It does seem very pleasing from a physics perspective. You could be cooling your house and heating your water with some of the heat you’re pumping out of your living space.

    From an engineering perspective sort of problematic having all the critical systems in your home be tied to a single point of failure.

    Classic monolith vs microservice tradeoff.