Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of the future

Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by fifteenforty on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:08PM (#34406764)

Have you examined your insulation with a thermal camera? Might be worth your while to get an energy inspector out. Personally I haven’t yet, mostly because I can still see low hanging fruit to fix.

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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by Karupan on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:24PM (#34406956)

Yea have some pretty obvious improvements pending as well. But that’s a good suggestion - might get someone to come give a professional assessment before I put in a 7kwh unit for another room.

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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by EricE on Monday January 16, 2023 @10:24PM (#34408782)

You don't even need a pro - you can get FLIR cameras that attach to cell phones for around $100 and they are more than adequate to show you areas of irregularity and worthy of targeting. I got one years ago mainly as just something to play with but I use it ALL the time for all kinds of things. Having a thermal camera is crazy useful.

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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by fifteenforty on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @01:16AM (#34409652)

I have a cheap Uni-T thermal camera. It’s great fun!

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