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Yup, all that energy ends up as heat in the room, just like a resistive heater. However a heat pump can put even 400W of heat in a room for every 100W of elect
by bckygldstn 10y ago
Yup, all that energy ends up as heat in the room, just like a resistive heater.
However a heat pump can put even 400W of heat in a room for every 100W of electricity. That would be the benchmark for a lot of people in cold climates.
- StavrosK 10y ago> a heat pump can put even 400W of heat in a room for every 100W of electricity You mean it will transfer heat from the outside of the house to the inside? Over here we have the more traditional halogen space heaters (or central heating, with oil).
- bckygldstn 10y agoYeah exactly, 100W is the thermodynamic "penalty" you pay to move that heat from outside to inside. Space heaters have the same thermal efficiency as a GPU or a toaster (100%), though could still be an improvement if they heat more evenly or heat skin directly via radiation.