I repaired a household refrigerator from the 1940’s at a hotel in Miami a few years ago. The thermostat was bad. It stopped working after 60 plus years. It was about the size of a grapefruit or small coconut. The replacement that I put back in was the size of a match book or maybe a driver’s license. I know the new thermostat isn’t going to last 60 years. Sometimes the old technology is better than the new. Many times not though. I just replaced my Rheem heat pump condenser at my house with a dual tonnage inverter compressor with the new freon. It is drawing 1/2 the electricity as the old one and is quieter and is supposed to heat at a much colder outside air temperature than the 18 year old Rheem. Have not tested the low temperature claim, but it looks reasonable. The amount of controls in the service panel is intimidating though. I have never seen so many components stuffed in a heatpump. I thought I was a HVAC mechanic that could handle any heat pump repair. Not too sure with this new one. I’ll report in a year if any issues. It does have a 10 year parts warranty. If you might need a new air to air package unit or split system heat pump for your home of business then you might want one as it doesn’t get any better than 10 years parts and labor. I also saw a heat pump in Miami that was 45 plus years old. It was a Florida Heat Pump. They were bought out by Bosch and I doubt we will ever see 45 year old heat pumps again. Bosch, Climatemaster, Waterfurnace and Enertech were all bought out by foreign companies. It is amazing that the United States is losing most of its geothermal heat pump factories. There are still some good ones left. Ask me and I will tell you my favorites. I did see a new geothermal company in Spain called Ecoforest. The factory is amazing. Their technology looks impressive. Instead of buying an American company they want to enter the USA market the old fashioned way: exporting. We will see how that works out. I know that my USA built swimming pool heat pumps are better than they ever have been. The warranty on some brands can start in the spring for winter deliveries and you will still get last years price. The photo is a recreation of the worlds first motorcycle. About 1885 I think. That was amazing technology for the time but I don’t think it aged well with 1” ground clearance and a 3 horse power engine that won’t get you very far. It will be going in my living room one of these days if Mrs. Miller can work it into the decorating style.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
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