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 yaysyu on Monday January 16, 2023 @08:14PM (#34407931)

Depends on your frame of reference but in Melbourne it can get to around 1 degree Celcius in winter (33~F). Sometimes subzero but very rarely

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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by PaulHoule on Monday January 16, 2023 @08:18PM (#34407959)

In upstate NY it gets a lot colder than that

the average temperature is below freezing for four months.

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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by fifteenforty on Monday January 16, 2023 @08:50PM (#34408198)

That actually sounds like a perfect climate for it.

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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by Zach_the_Lizard on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @07:50AM (#34411823)

In my part of Texas, it gets below freezing on 12 days a year on average, but within the last two years it's been as low as 7F / -14C.

I guess that's the value of having a big heat sink, the Pacific Ocean, at your doorstep: temperatures are more stable.

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