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submitted 1 year ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Sales are growing so quickly that some installers wonder whether heat pumps could even wipe out the demand for new air conditioners in a few years and put a significant dent in the number of natural gas furnaces.

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[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

It says "split type heat pump"

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 1 year ago

That just means it's got 2 separate parts inside and outside connected by refrigerant lines (i.e. not a window unit that's all one piece). Most AC-only units would also be considered "split type".

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, more than likely a proper heat pump then.

It's not unheard of, but uncommon to have resistive heating in a split unit.

Fun fact: The only real difference between a heat pump and a plain AC is a reversing valve to change the direction of refrigerant flow. Resistive heating is just cheaper to manufacture and not enough people think about the long term cost.

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