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Seriously good cold-climate heat pumps are headed to the US market (electrek.co)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're literally all over the Alps and you've been lied to

[+] [email protected] -6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Oh yeah? Link me one single residential heat pump from anywhere that works sub 0F.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Here

H2i® models provide heating, even in outdoor temperatures as low as -13° F, producing up to 100% heating capacity at 5° F. These units offer year-round comfort even in extreme climates

Their technical documents show that they are down to about 20% of their usual heat output at that lowest temperature so they need to be sized up accordingly. The reality for most folks in an area cold enough to require these is they have backup heat sources for the coldest days anyways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Literally any decent heat pump has a COP > 1.0 down to around -20F.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry I don't speak medieval, could you translate the temperature from 16th to 21st century?