• Nik282000@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    A heat pump can take 1500 watts and use it to pump 3000-4500 watts of heat out of the ground loop and into your house.

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      10 months ago

      True but not everybody has access to a ground source heat pump or can even afford to have one installed, especially with short notice of an upcoming cold snap. I will advocate for heat pumps until I’m blue in the face but the current cost of entry is abhorrent

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        10 months ago

        especially with short notice of an upcoming cold snap

        I’ve unfortunately lived in 'berta for the past 3 years. Every winter there’s been a week in January where it’s been below -30. Two winters ago my furnace was screaming trying to keep up. The last thing this cold snap should be is a surprise to anyone who lives here.

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        10 months ago

        space heaters

        The least efficient

        Care to elaborate?

        heat pump can use 1500 watts and use it to pump 3000-4500

        not everybody has access to a ground source heat pump

        You see where you changed the argument from “compare the efficiency of the two” to a discussion on ‘heat pump privilege’? You see where you moved the goalposts?

        Not cool. Stay on topic.