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.

    • xthexder@l.sw0.com
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      1 year ago

      That just means it’s got 2 separate parts inside and outside connected by refrigerant lines (i.e. not a window unit that’s all one piece). Most AC-only units would also be considered “split type”.

    • Darkassassin07English
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      1 year ago

      Ah, more than likely a proper heat pump then.

      It’s not unheard of, but uncommon to have resistive heating in a split unit.

      Fun fact: The only real difference between a heat pump and a plain AC is a reversing valve to change the direction of refrigerant flow. Resistive heating is just cheaper to manufacture and not enough people think about the long term cost.