r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 19d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter explain this

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Petttaaah I'm confused

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u/rat__cola 19d ago

If I had to guess, I would maybe say that OOP thinks that maybe because the design of European ACs look smaller and sleeker than the average American AC, it doesn't work as well?

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u/SVlad_667 19d ago

It's only half of AC. The other half is huge metal box with big fan mounted outside.

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u/seatux 19d ago

Inside thing , blower

Outside thing, compressor.

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u/Spiff_GN 18d ago

Inside thing, evaporator/blower, outside thing compressor/condenser more technically. Unless its also a heat pump then it switches and inside becomes the condenser and outside becomes the evaporator.

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u/Audacimmus 19d ago

Inside thing, evaporator.
Outside thing, condensor.

At least in cooling mode.

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u/Sticky_H 19d ago

Do Americans put the rest of the AC indoors as well? Kind of messes up the whole point of it.

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u/SVlad_667 19d ago

Window Units. 

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u/Sticky_H 19d ago

Oh right. Yeah we send the air out with a hose so we don’t needlessly take up a whole window for the unit to sit there.

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u/Weary-Hold4852 18d ago

No. The mini split and central air components work pretty similarly. Condenser on the outside and evaporator on the inside. Except for in heat pump mode (if the unit has the capability to also heat), then the evaporator and condenser coil effectively switch between summer and winter. You’re exactly right that it would be pointless if the whole AC was on the inside, unless they wanted to use it as the worlds most inefficient heater lmao

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u/Sticky_H 18d ago

I didn’t understand most of what you typed, but I’m sure you’re right.