A window heat pump has created a sensation in New York, born of an idea aimed at efficiently heating and cooling public housing apartments in the nation’s largest city.
Fast company He called Heat pumpmade by Chinese company Midea, is “quick to install…because it doesn’t require electrical upgrades or other major steps.”
To meet the 2022 Clean Heat for All Challenge, the units had to operate quietly, fit into a window without blocking the view, be installable by homeowners, require no electrical upgrades, and remain effective at extremely low temperatures without backup. They work up to -22 degrees Fahrenheit.
“It works better than my gas oven, and uses less energy,” Fast Company’s Adele Peters wrote. “The form factor and cost could help heat pumps — which already outsell gas furnaces — spread faster.”
The packaged window heat pump, as it’s called, retails for $2,800 to $3,000, though customers must contact the company to get in touch with a distributor for now. PWHP may be available in retail stores in the future, Peters said.
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The Midea product is made for rooms between 300 and 500 square feet, according to Fast Company. Designed in Louisville, Kentucky.
“We are essentially a startup backed by the largest hardware manufacturer in the world,” said Brian Langness, senior project manager at the Media America Research Center. He said.
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