threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 hours agoSeriously good cold-climate heat pumps are headed to the US marketelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkSeriously good cold-climate heat pumps are headed to the US marketelectrek.cothreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareWahotslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 hours agoWe had great heat pumps in Montana already. And if it gets insanely (-38f) cold, there’s a resistive fallback mode. But I’d wager most places aren’t gonna get to 38 below.
minus-squarechunkystyles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 minutes agoI’m in PA and it doesn’t get nearly as cold here, of course. We got mini splits in 2022 that can do -33f, I think. No resistive backup for us. Mini splits are so, so nice.
We had great heat pumps in Montana already. And if it gets insanely (-38f) cold, there’s a resistive fallback mode. But I’d wager most places aren’t gonna get to 38 below.
I’m in PA and it doesn’t get nearly as cold here, of course. We got mini splits in 2022 that can do -33f, I think. No resistive backup for us.
Mini splits are so, so nice.