US companies are producing heat pumps that work below -20F(-28C)

Re:US companies are producing heat pumps that work below -20... by jacamera on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:10PM (#34163134)

Yes but it only requires a couple hundred watts to power the blower motor and electronics of a gas furnace. They're easy to power off of a small portable generator or even a cheap inverter hooked up to your car. The same cannot be said of a heat pump or resistive heater.

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Re:US companies are producing heat pumps that work below -20... by kube-system on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:18PM (#34163240)

They are, and I have a contingency plan for this myself, but few people have the tools and knowledge required to accomplish this.

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Re:US companies are producing heat pumps that work below -20... by bombcar on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @07:46PM (#34168071)

Anyone with $200-500 can go buy a kerosene heater and some sealed kerosene which will keep one ventilated room warm for awhile in an absolute emergency.

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Re:US companies are producing heat pumps that work below -20... by lazide on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @11:25PM (#34169541)

With the common skill set people have now, half the people trying it would kill themselves. :s

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