Nekota
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planet4ever said:Wow! That sounds like a fantastic way to increase the total amount of energy in the universe. If everyone had one of those, no one would ever have to burn gasoline, or natural gas, or coal again.jkirkebo said:With a heat pump, 5kW output would probably consume only 1.5kW input.
Ray
A heat pump is just an air conditioner with a reverse -- so instead of cooling the air inside and pushing the heat outside, it heats the air inside by cooling the air outside. No energy is created or lost but it does require work hence the word "pump". The effectiveness of the heat pump diminishes as the outside 'air heat source' temperature drops so some additional heat source is needed when temperatures drop into the low 20's and below.