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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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[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago

Air conditioners literally are heat pumps.

[-] Smatt@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

Technically, but they're only one way.

The ones sold as "heat pumps" can operate both directions-- cool the outside world/heat your home in winter.

[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Huh. I had wondered whether air conditioners could be made reversible. Neat.

[-] Smatt@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Another commenter claims all you need is one more valve. I suspect the design changes are slightly more involved than that, but in principle it's certainly doable.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would rather cool the outside world in the summer.

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I know you're joking but It pumps the heat so that would heat the inside of the house lol

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