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(Created page with "An electric heat pump is one way to heat a building. It works a lot like air conditioning but in reverse: The hot air goes indoors; the cold air goes outdoors. Heat pumps are '''more energy-efficient''' than electric heaters.{{qn}} ==Research needed for this page== * ''How much'' more energy-efficient can a heat pump be? ** How does this depend on outdoor temperature? * How much energy does it typically take to ''manufacture and install'' a heat pump? *...") |
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* Do heat pumps involve any rare minerals or pollutant gases? To what extent is this a concern? | * Do heat pumps involve any rare minerals or pollutant gases? To what extent is this a concern? | ||
* How often (if ever) is it viable/worthwhile to repurpose an air conditioner in the winter, to help with heating? | |||
Revision as of 22:46, 19 February 2023
An electric heat pump is one way to heat a building. It works a lot like air conditioning but in reverse: The hot air goes indoors; the cold air goes outdoors.
Heat pumps are more energy-efficient than electric heaters.[QUANTIFICATION needed]
Research needed for this page
- How much more energy-efficient can a heat pump be?
- How does this depend on outdoor temperature?
- How much energy does it typically take to manufacture and install a heat pump?
- Do heat pumps involve any rare minerals or pollutant gases? To what extent is this a concern?
- How often (if ever) is it viable/worthwhile to repurpose an air conditioner in the winter, to help with heating?