Re:The humble water heater could be the savior of our energy...
by MertsA on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @02:52AM
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> But a well designed system to match worst case load should rarely see this.
Well actually it'll see it quite often. Every time a heat pump goes into defrost mode it'll use resistive heating inside to hold over while it's working like a traditional air conditioner to thaw out the outdoor coils.
Well actually it'll see it quite often. Every time a heat pump goes into defrost mode it'll use resistive heating inside to hold over while it's working like a traditional air conditioner to thaw out the outdoor coils.