Electric heating
As winter comes on it looks like I am not going to get way south. Going to spend the winter in the Dallas area as my son gets well in the hospital. So with that said I wanted to ask if and what type o...
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JaxDad wrote:
I’m not going to make this a long dissertation, but unless your heat pump is capable of extracting more BTU’s per CFM than than the incoming air contains, you’re losing heat, not gaining it.
A heat pump works by extracting the few BTU’s cool (cold?) air contains per cubic foot and it’s not a high percentage at all.
If it was a high percentage like you describe, nearly every house in America would have heat pumps.
I'm glad you didn't go in to a long dissertation because as far as I am concerned, it would just make you look like a fool.
I have several years experience using my single hose heat pump/AC unit to keep us warm in temperatures as low as -5. Apparently you cannot grasp the concept of what works and what does not work. Go quote your dribble to someone who may believe you. I'm done with it.
