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As someone who has lived both in New Zealand and Australia where both countries mostly have heat pumps in every house - I'm genuinely surprised to hear that man
by smcleod 5y ago
As someone who has lived both in New Zealand and Australia where both countries mostly have heat pumps in every house - I'm genuinely surprised to hear that many people in other countries don't all have them. They're relatively cheap to install ($1500-$4000), safe and efficient.
- caminante 5y agoWhat is your energy cost? $/kWh? If electricity is expensive, the payback period can take longer for residential/commercial applications.
- yesenadam 5y ago> in New Zealand and Australia where both countries mostly have heat pumps in every house I'm not sure that's right. I've lived in a lot of houses and units in Australia, in city and country, and none have had air conditioners, assuming that's what a "heat pump" is. The houses I've stayed in in NZ didn't have them either. [After googling what a heat pump is] I didn't know a heat pump is a thing, like an air conditioner but can heat as well. I don't remember ever hearing about them! (I'm 50)
- smcleod 5y agoReally! That's interesting. I'm 34, and from memory (which might be a bit rusty) of the 6 houses I've lived in in NZ 4 of them had heat pumps (aka split system aircon), and in Australia I've lived in 4 houses and all of them have had them.