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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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[-] Luci@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I've been looking into them and two common issues I've heard are incorrect installation of the unit and not understanding that its not a full replacement for AC and a furnace.

[-] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

How is it not full replacement for an AC? It is an AC.

[-] Luci@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Edit: fine. You're all correct and I'm wrong.

[-] dchymko@fosstodon.org 2 points 1 year ago

@Luci @wildbus8979 this may have been true a decade ago but now the cold-climate versions can operate at 100% down to -20C. Ours was operational at -29C and running at about 80% output (even though according to the specs thermal shutoff is -28)

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