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An A/C is a heat pump. Stop trying to change existing terminology
by Maxion 3y ago
An A/C is a heat pump. Stop trying to change existing terminology
- nsxwolf 3y agoI've only ever known the term "heat pump", in the context of HVAC, to mean "an air conditioner that can also be used to heat".
- getwiththeprog 3y agoEveryone in this thread might benefit from a little research before posting... https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-heat-pumps/how-a-heat-pump-works https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-heat-pumps/how-a-h... or a simpler article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump It is different from a radiator or a furnace.
- unholythree 3y agoIn the trades in the US we would exclusively use the term heat pump to describe a system where the “indoor” or “outdoor” coil can change from condenser or evaporator depending setting. Us HVAC guys would generally call a conventional system a conventional DX system (for direct exchange rather than chiller) or a split system (like a mini-split, minus the mini).
- itsmartapuntocm 3y agoI work in the HVAC industry and "heat pump" in the context of A/C units exclusively refers to models that cool and heat by reversing the refrigerant flow.
- throw0101a 3y ago> An A/C is a heat pump. Stop trying to change existing terminology I am not trying to change existing terminology, I am using existing terminology. Air conditioners (A/C) are devices sold to only cool a house: * https://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/air-conditioners https://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/air-conditio... * https://www.carrier.com/residential/en/us/products/air-conditioners/ https://www.carrier.com/residential/en/us/products/air-condi... * https://www.trane.com/residential/en/products/air-conditioners/ https://www.trane.com/residential/en/products/air-conditione... Heat pumps are devices sold to both cool and heat a house: * https://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/heat-pumps https://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/heat-pumps * https://www.carrier.com/residential/en/us/products/heat-pumps/ https://www.carrier.com/residential/en/us/products/heat-pump... * https://www.trane.com/residential/en/products/heat-pumps/ https://www.trane.com/residential/en/products/heat-pumps/ * https://www.ehpa.org/about-heat-pumps/ https://www.ehpa.org/about-heat-pumps/ See also US Department of Energy: * https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-pump-systems https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-pump-systems And most definitively of all, Alec of Technology Connections: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J52mDjZzto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J52mDjZzto