The highly efficient devices are the darlings of the environmental movement. Here’s why.
  • pavunkissa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I might be a bit confused, but aren’t all air conditioners heat pumps? What other mechanism is there?

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      3 months ago

      They are, but are designed to only cool the building. “Heat pump” in this context typically means a device built using the same mechanisms as and AC unit, but capable of both heating and cooling. The big advantage they have is that they’re able to move more heat than they consume, making them an incredibly energy-efficient means of providing heating.