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Re:An open source initiative to share and compare heat pump ... by stavros on Friday April 12, 2024 @08:45AM (#40011963)
Hmm, that's interesting, we have fairly large temperature swings (typically -15 C in the winter to 40 C in the summer), so it'd be interesting to see if the heat pump could replace the AC unit and the gas heating.
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Re:An open source initiative to share and compare heat pump ... by glxxyz on Friday April 12, 2024 @12:02PM (#40014414)
I'm in a similar zone and replaced (delivered) propane with a ground source heat pump 2 years ago. Constant temperature indoors (3C warmer in summer than winter) with plenty of AC capacity to spare. Breakeven is about 5 or 6 years.
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Re:An open source initiative to share and compare heat pump ... by Glyptodon on Friday April 12, 2024 @10:15AM (#40013163)
They work okay in my area for -1C to 46C, imagine for your range maybe you just get a model that has improved heating over a basic one, whether that means ground source, more stages, or a heating element.
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