That's very interesting! And of course, it'd be very unintuitive for most people. Maybe more education is needed to help people understand how to optimize their energy bill with heat pumps.
Re:The EU should be the heat-pump pioneer
by valenterry on Friday July 05, 2024 @07:29AM
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Yeah, there definitely needs to be more explanations and guidance in using them.
Now, the misconception is that people are thinking in terms of "if it's on, it costs a lot of energy, if you turn it off, you save that enegry". But for heatpumps, that's not true. Running them 2 hours with 50% eletrical power costs less energy than running them 1 hour with 100% eletrical power.
The efficiency of heatpumps is non-linear, whereas it is linear for radiators which is unfamiliar to people.