By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

Heat pumps can’t take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth::By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    A standard furnace works by kicking on when heat drops below the set point

    So does a heat pump, and you can get Air to Water heat pumps that work almost exactly as a furnace.

    The most efficient heat pumps are constantly trickling a little heat at a time, rather than cycling on and off.

    Our stoker wood pellet furnace does the same if possible, it can’t go below 25% capacity, because it doesn’t burn right at lower capacities. So at certain temperatures, it maintains a steady state, but at others it has to turn on and off. A heat pump can easily do whatever is more efficient.

    PS:

    Heat pumps are similar technology to fridges, which also turn on and off depending on needs.