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If this is going to be the new normal, we really should be driving for more heat-pumps (not the cheap ones that can only heat) way more aggressively.
by sscaryterry 4mo ago
If this is going to be the new normal, we really should be driving for more heat-pumps (not the cheap ones that can only heat) way more aggressively.
- manarth 4mo agoI'm not sure many UK homes have the appropriate "skeleton" for cold-air ducting – you can use a heat-pump to cool things down, but getting the cool air to the rooms it needs to be in is likely to be a very expensive refit. Would piping cold water to a wall-mounted radiator help? I'm not sure it would take much heat out of the room, but I suppose it's possible
- sscaryterry 4mo agoThe existing radiators wouldn't be sufficient. I was more thinking around new homes. There is no point in building them with heating only.
- manarth 4mo agoAh, totally agree. Retro-fitting is expensive and disruptive, and new homes should be built for the environment we have coming (not just bidirectional heat-pumps, but also solar, passive cooling, better insulation, etc). It'd probably need legislation though, as house-builders aren't known to spend money on thoughtfully future-proofing homes.