Homeowners generally obtain a greater sense of comfort after installing a modern HVAC — but one 70-something Indiana resident discovered they'd unintentionally sabotaged their system.
In r/heatpumps, a Reddit user said that they had disregarded their contractor's advice to install Mitsubishi's recommended MHK-2 thermostat for their heat pump.
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Unfortunately, this homeowner wasn't sure their heat pump was worth it, given the noise from its copper line. Their wife said the heat pump "sounds like a 747 jet pilot firing up his plane but being told a minute later by the control tower that his clearance for take-off had been cancelled."
After turning to Reddit for advice and realizing this racket wasn't typical with properly installed heat pumps, the homeowner upgraded their thermostat as initially recommended.
"I need to call this installing contractor back and apologize for interfering with his judgment on [the] thermostat. He was absolutely correct," the original poster wrote. "It's clear that the whooshing noise level from the copper line set is greatly diminished."
"I am honestly surprised they moved forward at all with your request … Glad it's working the way it should now," one commenter responded.
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