Peaces@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoHeat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1232arrow-down1external-linkHeat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study findswww.theguardian.comPeaces@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square82fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTakatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIn this context is a “heat pump” the same thing as an inverter air conditioner? A split system. That’s what most of Australia uses and looks like the pic but Ive never heard them called a heat pump.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, for some reason we renamed them to heat pump. I suppose they can also be used to slowly heat water as well as the air, which is the main difference.
minus-squaresteltek@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI like “heat pump”. It’s a very nice ELI5 name. It’s a pump for heat. A water pump takes water and forces it to where it wouldn’t go naturally. A heat pump does the same.
In this context is a “heat pump” the same thing as an inverter air conditioner?
A split system.
That’s what most of Australia uses and looks like the pic but Ive never heard them called a heat pump.
Yeah, for some reason we renamed them to heat pump.
I suppose they can also be used to slowly heat water as well as the air, which is the main difference.
I like “heat pump”. It’s a very nice ELI5 name. It’s a pump for heat. A water pump takes water and forces it to where it wouldn’t go naturally. A heat pump does the same.