• Bronzebeard@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    Not sure who’s down voting you. You’re right. There’s Heat pumps that can move 5x more heat than the energy they use. While a PC only gives you max 1:1

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      1 day ago

      The efficiency of a heat pump in part comes from the temperature of the heat source. For an air source heat pump it will be more efficient at higher outside temperatures and less efficient and lower outside temperatures, and at extreme temperatures may be less efficient than resistive heating