Looking to get some anecdotal experiences from someone living in a cold climate using a heat pump as their main source of heat.

  • takeda@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Isn’t it really how well your home is insulated and whether the heat pump can keep up with the escaping heat?

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      11 months ago

      no, heat pumps are rated for and work most efficiently at a specific temperature range. You’re pumping energy from outside in, so the outside temperature matters a lot.

      you can have all the insulation in the world and it won’t matter if the heat pump can’t transfer that energy.