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No, normal heater heats water directly using supplied energy, while heat pump works like fridge or AC in reverse - it pumps ambient heat to the water using smal
by rini17 7y ago
No, normal heater heats water directly using supplied energy, while heat pump works like fridge or AC in reverse - it pumps ambient heat to the water using smaller amount of energy.
Perhaps in some locations they install it in new houses as a standard, but I doubt it, it is more expensive.
- alkonaut 7y agoI guess it depends on where you live. In Northern Europe it's been the default for a very long time, but so has triple glazing and a foot of insulation etc (For obvious reasons). Heating is a large part of living costs and a 30% efficiency increase pays off in no time not least because the hot water is used for space heating as well as for household water. For that reason you'd expect the same to apply for parts of northern USA and Canada.