• Daryl76679@lemmy.ml
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    19 hours ago

    I’ve heard of these! They are a really nifty innovation that’s ideal for warm climates

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      12 hours ago

      In some special circumstances, yes. But I also have one of these air to water heat pumps and it is entirely off during half of the year or more as the much cheaper solar-termal tubes on my roof cover all the hot water needs (and use the same water tank). I was expecting to be able to use the cold air and installed special openings in the cold air duct, but in the five years or so since I installed the heat pump I never even once had the opportunity to do so.

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        7 hours ago

        I’m not convinced that having solar thermal tubes on your roof is ordinary circumstances and not having them is special circumstances

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          7 hours ago

          Unless you own an apartment in a larger arpartment complex, you are not allowed to install such a heat pump (as a renter), and in every other scenario of home ownership you are very likely better off installing solar-thermal tubes on your roof. And in hot climates these tubes are extremely common.