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And, as a bonus efficiency feature, most heat pumps are installed with the condenser external to the home! Yes, if you draw an imaginary box around the home an
by LeifCarrotson 6y ago
And, as a bonus efficiency feature, most heat pumps are installed with the condenser external to the home!
Yes, if you draw an imaginary box around the home and the outdoor/underground condenser, they're exactly 100% efficient, but if you only consider the inside of the home and ignore that the condenser is taking in heat energy from the outside, they're more than 100% efficient.
- seniorsassycat 6y agoThe power station and natural gas plants are outside my house too, so my restive floor heaters and furnace are >100% efficient.
- minitoar 6y agoJust draw an imaginary line around my pocket book then. I pay for the energy I'm getting from the power station. Beyond capex, I don't pay for the energy I'm getting from the heat exchanger.
- _carbyau_ 6y agoAnecdotally, I have come across hotel bar fridges running in entirely enclosed cupboards. Even the power cord exited the box with a rubber seal. Nice attention to detail in physical craftmanship though!