This is the best article on the benefits and challenges of heat pumps I've read.
I really don't know what the solution is, although hybrids (furnace plus heat pump) are one major option. This is after years of trying to figure it out.
#electrifyeverything 🔌 ⚡️
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/heat-pump-installer/
I really don't know what the solution is, although hybrids (furnace plus heat pump) are one major option. This is after years of trying to figure it out.
#electrifyeverything 🔌 ⚡️
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/heat-pump-installer/
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I do not share nor support the New York Times anymore though under this owner of it.
We both know that you can push a lot further than that, and droop is a better way to control a hybrid.
Also not everyone wants to swing for the fence.
My radiators are sized for 180F, but the boiler doesn't condense at that temp
We now can actually do an ACH50 measurement, before we actually couldn't get up to 50Pa of overpressure and they did an ACH30, which I don't think is a thing
Plus, the major attic renovation is going to have to wait until we hit other family milestones, and I want a code compliant staircase if I'm gonna invest in that attic
It’s making it clear that gas boilers are a dead end, and give generous incentives for heat pumps, until the sector grows (appliances, engineers etc)
Hybrids with a boiler are not nearly as neat of a solution.
There needs to be a lot of focus on power rates in my opinion. That goes for both sides of the pond.
I proposed this back in 2016, it’s never gotten any traction.
"Any house with a heat pump needs at least 15kW backup"
"We size based on the age of the home" (was very annoyed about being asked for a load calc)
"Carrier is terrible, made in Mexico, we sell Lennox - why do you care about the models numbers?"
He then sends me a quote with model numbers for a Keeprite and a Coolermaster 🤣
(For those who don't know, these are low-end carrier brands)