Comment on Replaced my electric resistance water heater with heat pump, dramatic reduction in energy usage
RBWells@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I am very, very interested in these. We have many more days that the house needs cooled, rather than warmed, and heat pump AC has been the standard for 40 years - grabbing the heat being pulled out of the house and using it for hot water (or anything needing heat -clothes drying, maybe) is absolute genius tech and I want it.
StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s great for hot water. It’s not so great for clothes. They’re much more prevalent in Europe as you can use the chilled side of the circuit to condense moist area, eliminating the need for venting, and they use less energy. They also take hours to dry clothes, and those clothes often still need to be hung to dry for awhile afterwards. We had one, we now just hang our clothes to dry.