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A call to replace air conditioners with heat pumps in California (www.canarymedia.com)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It's weird that there are any AC that can't function in heating mode at this point. In Australia at least, you'd be hard pressed to even find one that doesn't support heating.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I, for one, would support a law that requires any new unit over a certain size must be reversible and maybe even a tier where they must have variable speed compressors. But I can already hear the Republicans lying that the feds are coming to steal your window units.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

But I can already hear the Republicans lying that the feds are coming to steal your window units.

Of course, even modern window units (and portable AC) support reverse cycle. But conservatives will find a way to complain about it, agreed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

This way it's $5 cheaper! Profit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Here in Cali there are a ton of homes that have wood burning fireplaces in them so often that’s viewed as the “heater” if need be and the AC is for cooling.