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A comment on Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directly to homeowners. Parent comment
Rural and temperate? Great. Rural and cold? Not great.
I have a heat pump that's rated to -30C. The energy benefits fall off a cliff when it gets cold.
Can use as primary in the summer and parts of the shoulder seasons. Useless in the winter from a cost perspective.
I think the direction of the industry is great. Needs some R&D cycles to become a primary for all.
Rural and temperate? Great. Rural and cold? Not great.
I have a heat pump that's rated to -30C. The energy benefits fall off a cliff when it gets cold.
Can use as primary in the summer and parts of the shoulder seasons. Useless in the winter from a cost perspective.
I think the direction of the industry is great. Needs some R&D cycles to become a primary for all.