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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
Moving to asia then? That's where most heat pumps are assembled. Not much difference between brands besides the covers. Maybe 3 manufacturing companies pretty much same branded name parts.
Difference between heat pump and typical A/C is a 4 way valve and a different control board to switch that valve but could be done old school. Valve can be had for car use, costs under $200 American, controller maybe $20 so under $250. Efficiency is related to freon choice and system pressure plus how much radiator you have to gain or remove heat
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I'm ditching human labor and going full automation, domestically. Some electronics, valves, tubing, motor, fan, and radiator shouldn't add up to thousands of dollars.
As you point out, there are very few unique manufacturers of things, meaning that whole industry needs massive consolidation. There's no reason to have 20 brands, and sub-brands when all the components are the same.
I'm a huge fan of vertical integration as well.
...now to prototype my game-changing product...