By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

Heat pumps can’t take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth::By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

  • xthexder@l.sw0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Except that electric heating is always 100% efficient, and that’s what a heat pump falls back to. If anything it will still be more efficient than baseboard heating simply due to it having a fan to better distribute the heat (equivalent to an electric furnace with ducting). The only argument that makes sense is when comparing costs with other heat sources like natural gas, which is a whole other topic.

    • Drewlb@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Interesting. A close friend is an engineer who designs HVAC systems (industrial but regardless knowledgeable).

      He’s told me that the heat pump would pull more power on those days than an equivalent electric only system.

      My heat pump definitely uses a lot of power when it’s cold.

      I wish I had access to the gas based supplemental heating for it. Economically that seems like the best option.