Sales are growing so quickly that some installers wonder whether heat pumps could even wipe out the demand for new air conditioners in a few years and put a significant dent in the number of natural gas furnaces.

  • barnsbauer@lemmy.world
    1·
    11 months ago

    I’ve always relied solely on my AC for both my summer and winter needs. I’m also interested in learning what may be a more efficient option.

    • flower3@feddit.de
      8·
      11 months ago

      Direct electrical heating will always be less efficient because it’s 1 kWH of power = 1 kWH of heat. ACs are air-air heat pumps where in my country „heat pumps“ refer to water-air or water-soil heat pumps. Since they are literally pumping heat from one place to another, they are up to 5x more efficient than any infrared heater or electrical furnace