How common is it for houses in Ireland to have air conditioned heating?

mr_fegelien

I visited my uncle in the U.S. back in 2017 and was surprised that his house had air conditioned heating/cooling. It was built in to the house and could tell you the temperature electronically and heat or cool the house to the desired temperature.

I find radiators in Ireland to be too uncomfortable. Sure they heat the house but it ends up being as hot as a furnace. Also they don't tell you how hot/cold the room/whole house is.

Would such houses like the one my uncle has be available in the U.S.? My parents house is a new house (constructed in 2018) but it still doesn't have that but the old radiators.

bobbyy gee

Electricity is. cheap in america 5-12 cents
They. Mostly use aircondioning for cooling outside there is also a furnace for heating which blows hot air

https://www.trane.com/residential/en/resources/hvac-basics/how-does-a-central-heating-cooling-system-work/

dubrov

Pretty much all new houses have thermostat controlled heating.

Cooling systems rare are rare as they are needed so little in Ireland