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minus-square@Blackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoYeah, for some reason we renamed them to heat pump. I suppose they can also be used to slowly heat water as well as the air, which is the main difference.
minus-square@steltek@lemm.eelinkfedilink4•10 months agoI like “heat pump”. It’s a very nice ELI5 name. It’s a pump for heat. A water pump takes water and forces it to where it wouldn’t go naturally. A heat pump does the same.
Yeah, for some reason we renamed them to heat pump.
I suppose they can also be used to slowly heat water as well as the air, which is the main difference.
I like “heat pump”. It’s a very nice ELI5 name. It’s a pump for heat. A water pump takes water and forces it to where it wouldn’t go naturally. A heat pump does the same.