To be fair, heat pumps are noisy. I’ve lived in two houses with heat pumps now and my nextdoor neighbor has one. All of them are loud. They’re still worth it.
The first one I experienced was definitely small and underpowered and I hated it because it couldn’t keep up with 80°F+ temperatures. And it was fucking loud.
The two more recent ones I have had experience with are only a few years old, appropriately sized, and much more capable. They’re not quite as loud, but still noisy.
As someone who is somewhat sensitive to sound, I couldn’t stand the first one. The current one that I have, I often don’t notice that it’s on until it turns off and I suddenly feel a rush of relief that it’s quiet again.
So they do have at least one downside. At least my current one can keep up with whatever weather comes our way.
To be fair, heat pumps are noisy. I’ve lived in two houses with heat pumps now and my nextdoor neighbor has one. All of them are loud. They’re still worth it.
Not really. Older ones are loud, small/underpowered ones are loud but new, larger, correctly sized, modulating heat pumps can be fairly quiet.
The first one I experienced was definitely small and underpowered and I hated it because it couldn’t keep up with 80°F+ temperatures. And it was fucking loud.
The two more recent ones I have had experience with are only a few years old, appropriately sized, and much more capable. They’re not quite as loud, but still noisy.
As someone who is somewhat sensitive to sound, I couldn’t stand the first one. The current one that I have, I often don’t notice that it’s on until it turns off and I suddenly feel a rush of relief that it’s quiet again.
So they do have at least one downside. At least my current one can keep up with whatever weather comes our way.