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Friend of mine found another one: https://www.acwholesalers.com/Amana-AH093G35AX/p100206.html?gad_source=4 https://www.acwholesalers.com/Amana-AH093G35AX/p1002
by rapjr9 3y ago
Friend of mine found another one:
https://www.acwholesalers.com/Amana-AH093G35AX/p100206.html?gad_source=4 https://www.acwholesalers.com/Amana-AH093G35AX/p100206.html?...
Expensive, but it does seem to be a true heat pump. Looked at several stores that sell it and they usually have just one in stock. Requires 240V wiring so it's not just plug-n-play. Almost no reviews but the few that exist are positive. Adoption would be easier for those who want to offset some of their fossil fuel use if it was 120V, but it's encouraging that one even exists.
I wonder if it will use the heat pump at lower temperatures. Found this document:
https://www.acwholesalers.com/manuals/56299c6db1bcec798cff6d41e2e10e98.pdf https://www.acwholesalers.com/manuals/56299c6db1bcec798cff6d...
which says the AH models (the ones that use the heat pump for heating) also include a resistive heater, probably for when the temperature goes below what the heat pump can handle. They provide cooling specs per temperature range, but not heating specs per temperature range. So I suspect the heat pump cuts out at 41F like similar models. If it was a modern heat pump they wouldn't need to include the resistive heater.