20,793 posts, read 43,207,769 times So, you're saying you don't know. Originally Posted by CuriousGeorge13 An entirely reasonable number. If that install will meet your need it's definitely the way to go. I'm now curious about the cost to install a traditional through-the-wall air conditioner. Let's assume it's a $600, 12,000 BTU unit (which we'd probably need a few of). The Btu size of the unit or the state it's done in really don't affect the work involved. No one CAN know. At my BRICK house it would be a much bigger job than at my son's frame house. Either way... the units will need to have power run to each of them which opens a whole other Pandora's box of possible issues.I was simply poking fun at the fact that he completely ignored the question being asked. I'm just looking for ballpark figures here, and/or other people's experiences. Even for ballpark YOU need to provide far more information than you have. I didn't "ignore" the question.

I was merely pointing out- what's the point if you don't have enough power to run them. So, since you failed to see the ramifications of your brilliant idea, I'll just leave it as such.Wanting to install air conditioners is a "brilliant idea"! You must sweat a lot.... Page 1 of 212 Last Page >> GE 8,400 BTU 26" Built-In Room Air Conditioner 3 Cooling / 3 Fan Speeds, Electronic Controls with Remote GE 10,200 BTU 26" Built-In Room Air Conditioner GE 10,100 BTU 26" Built-In Room Air Conditioner 10.7 EER 230 / 208V, GE 12,000 BTU 26" Built-In Room Air Conditioner 10.6 EER 230 / 208V, GE 6,600 BTU 26" Built-In Room Air Conditioner GE 9,400 BTU 26" Built-In Room Air Conditioner 10.8 EER 230 / 208V, GE 11,600 BTU 26" Built-In Heat/Cool Room Air Conditioner Electronic Controls with Remote, 4 Way Air Direction, 2 Cooling/Fan/Heating Fan Speeds, GE 8200 BTU 26" Built-in Heat/Cool Room Air Conditioner Electronic Controls w/ Remote,

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When something is more preferred, it's only logical to assume that the asking price of homes with it would be higher than the asking price of homes without it. I would definitely suggest keeping that in mind when looking at places. Central air is definitely preferred when it comes to most people. I would guess that the majority of people would want central air, especially over all other air conditioning options. If you are buying a house, you should definitely keep this in mind when looking at houses to buy. If you're looking to sell, you should keep this idea in mind and consider changing your system if you don't have central air conditioning. Jeff, that's a great question about wall AC vs. central air with regards to the asking price of a home. I would assume that it can make a difference in the price, have you consulted a Realtor? It might also be a good idea to speak with a reputable, licensed, and insured HVAC professional. I'm sure an air conditioning professional could give someone a rough idea as to how much it would cost to upgrade a wall ac into central air.

Based on the difference, you may be able to calculate the difference in the overall asking price of a home. , Los Angeles, CA I think that different types of air conditioning will add quite a bit of value to a home. It's a good idea to have someone come look at your home and decide which system will be best for you. Central air conditioning usually fetches the highest price. Split systems are a nice alternative, though. Depending on how hot your region gets, it might not make too big of a difference. Just make sure that it is in good working order, so that you can show it off to buyers. Both Buyer And Seller, Indianapolis, IN Home Buyer, Boston, MAHAWTHORNE, Calif.—In the sleek warehouse of Tesla’s Design Studio, CEO and co-founder Elon Musk announced the company’s latest products—a line of stationary batteries for households and utilities meant to store energy so that it can be used when energy is scarce and/or expensive. The home stationary battery will be called the Powerwall, and it will cost $3,500 for a 10kWh unit.

That unit is optimized to deal with serving a house if the traditional power grid goes down. A cheaper, $3,000 version will have a 7kWh capacity, and it will be able to help a house with solar panels deal with the daily fluctuations in energy supply. The prices don't include installation, and Tesla said it would be working with certified installers, including SolarCity and others. Musk said that leasing the battery would be an option, and that the price point was "without any incentives" from local, state, or federal governments. The battery weighs 220 pounds and must be wall-mounted, but it can be located on an inside or outside wall. In a Q&A before the event, Musk said that the batteries will have thermal management systems to allow them to power houses in hot and cold climates, too—the batteries have an operating temperature range of -20C (-4F) to 43C (110F). "The key thing for the Powerwall on the consumer side is it’s beautiful, it fits on the wall, you can put it on the outside wall of your house," Musk told journalists.

"It's only about 6 inches thick and a few feet across and a few feet tall." The battery will come with a 10-year guarantee and come with integrated management software: "It will be connected to the Internet so we can create smart micro-grids," Musk said. A version of the Powerwall specs published after the event noted that the 10-year warranty can optionally be extended another 10 years after the first warranty is up. The Powerwall includes a DC to DC converter, and "a DC to AC inverter may already be there if you have solar," he added. "The ideal solution is really to combine this with solar, [the price of installation] is going to vary on a house by house basis. Some houses are more complex than others." Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel said that the Powerwall is a 400 volt battery that "doesn’t use heavy gauge wire, so that makes the installation easier." "You could be totally free of the grid if you want," Musk said. Musk and Straubel insisted that installation will not be complex;

they estimated installation on an average house should take an hour and a half to an hour, with less time required for installation after every subsequent Powerwall a customer installs. Musk said customers can install up to nine Powerwalls for a 90kWh output. Within the Powerwall, Tesla-designed software will provide thermal regulation, safety checks, and energy optimization. "All of the Powerwalls and power packs are connected to the Internet," Musk said. "We’re able to work with utilities to shift power around." Without going into specifics, he also noted that the battery is different in cell chemistry and design from the Model S. "I wish it was that easy," he said of the engineering transferability, adding that the automotive version of the lithium-ion battery pack "has a much higher ability to cycle." The Powerwall units are available for pre-order now and will start delivering later this summer. Musk and Straubel said that more batteries will be available as "phase one of the gigafactory" comes online next year.

Musk also said that Tesla will be selling power packs to utilities. He said those batteries will be "infinitely scalable" utility class units starting at 100kWh, which could be scaled up to multi-gigawatt-hour class packs. One of the key criticisms of Musk's battery business plan has been that home batteries are not as space-constrained as car batteries, and lithium-ion batteries are not as cost effective as, say, lead-acid batteries when space isn't an issue. Musk refuted that, however, saying, "there’s nothing remote in these price points. Energy density is extremely high, and even utilities are space-limited. They can’t always get some new piece of land for power packs." "It matters quite a lot that these things are compact" to homeowners, businesses, and large utilities alike, Musk added. Still, Tesla's move could ultimately scare traditional power utilities, who stand to lose revenue from homes that will not have to buy energy during peak periods. "Our goal here is to fundamentally change the way the world uses energy at the terawatt scale," Musk said.

"The goal is complete transformation of the entire energy infrastructure of the world." With respect to how this new product line will affect Tesla's business, Musk said that all of these battery devices would be branded as "Tesla Energy" products, signaling a secondary division separate from the electric car company. The plan for the Powerpack isn't totally untested—Tesla has a partner in SolarCity, a provider of solar panels. Musk is the chairman of the board of SolarCity, and Tesla and SolarCity recently joined forces to test adding a stationary battery to the solar power ecosystem, edging homes toward the kind of self-sufficiency that could get them off the grid entirely. Musk also noted that the $5 billion gigafactory being built in Reno, Nevada, could be seen as a separate product in and of itself. Lithium-ion battery production is a bottleneck in increasing the supply of greener energy, he said, adding, "The way we think about the gigafactory is not like a factory with a bunch of off-the-shelf machinery, but we’re thinking of it as a machine itself—gigafactory version one."