Heat pumps are defying Maine’s winters and oil industry pushback

Re:Heat pumps are defying Maine’s winters and oil industry p... by flyingfences on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @10:08AM (#34709052)

> The batteries would need to somehow be kept warm though.

If I were buying such a setup, I'd just put the batteries in the basement. Plenty of space, and it stays 40-50°ish year-round here.

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Re:Heat pumps are defying Maine’s winters and oil industry p... by adql on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @10:31AM (#34709399)

Not that many homes are built with basements nowadays.

Water to water heat pump with pipes being directly under building's basement might've been pretty neat solution tbh, if you're digging for basement anyway might as well put some piping there for the heat pump

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Re:Heat pumps are defying Maine’s winters and oil industry p... by pfdietz on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:06AM (#34710005)

(Googles) I didn't realize basements were falling out of favor. Interesting!

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