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‘You can walk around in a T-shirt’: how Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold | Device installed in two-thirds of households of country (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (11 children)

I've seen a lot of articles claim heat pumps don't work well below -15c, but they never mention there are ways around that. I live in Canada in an area that regularly gets much colder and a lot of people around here have heat pump systems... the only difference is instead of the other side of the heat pump being outside, we bury them underground below the frost line. (Geothermal)

It does drive the cost up somewhat, but they still end up paying for themselves in the long run. Added bonus is in the summer, most system are reversible and will also cool your house much cheaper than traditional ac units.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe part of the problem is my fear of installing anything "for the long run" because not only do I not want to live here 30 years from now, I can't imagine myself happy anywhere in the US for a period of 30 years straight.

[–] ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

That’s for sure a reason not to do it, but in theory it adds to the value and therefore sale price of your home

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