Sunshine (she/her) to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish • 2 months agoHeat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes440megatonnes.caexternal-linkmessage-square80arrow-up1373cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1373external-linkHeat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes440megatonnes.caSunshine (she/her) to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square80cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
minus-square@GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilink3•1 month agoIf you have AC you have 98% of a bidirectional heat pump and likely no way to easily convert it to bidirectional.
minus-square@MisterD@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•1 month agoAir Conditioning only heat pumps should be taxed extra to entice people to get a real heat pump.
minus-square@Korhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoI thought the vast majority installed in the past few decades could do both?
minus-square@GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•1 month agoThat really depends on where you live. The option wasn’t even mentioned when my furnace was replaced a few years ago, and when I checked my AC model, it was not listed as a heat pump.
If you have AC you have 98% of a bidirectional heat pump and likely no way to easily convert it to bidirectional.
Air Conditioning only heat pumps should be taxed extra to entice people to get a real heat pump.
Absolutely agree.
I thought the vast majority installed in the past few decades could do both?
That really depends on where you live. The option wasn’t even mentioned when my furnace was replaced a few years ago, and when I checked my AC model, it was not listed as a heat pump.