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dabeeeenster
on Jan 16, 2023
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Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technolog...
Just had a heat pump installed (Vaillant) - at -1 degrees outside I'm getting a COP of > 2.6.
So they are ready.
sampo
on Jan 16, 2023
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> -1 degrees outside
-1F is -18C
-1C is 30F
ComputerGuru
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They're from London, so it's the "not even cold but it's negative" rather than "actually cold and heat pumps aren't a good idea" measurement.
Freestyler_3
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for those places where the scop is low, you have to drill for heat. If that's not possible then maybe a system where you can burn wood to suck the heat out of that.
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So they are ready.