The chilly New England state blew past its goal to install 100,000 heat pumps by 2025. Now it's pledging to install 175,000 more by 2027.

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  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Let me preface this statement by saying I am a moron… but if the condenser is inside of your house wouldn’t their be condensation dripping inside your house?

    Sorry for such a dumb question, but it’s really bothering me and I can’t completely conceptualize how these things work.

    • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      They probably have a drain that leads outside, like how some types of window do.

    • Hydrogen@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      T156 is right, most of the time there is just a catch pan and a drain pipe that dump the water somewhere else.

      For more detail, condensers and evaporators get their names from what is happening to the refrigerant in the system. In the summer, the evaporator (inside) will get cold and cause water condensate to form, coming from the air.

      This video by Technology Connections is one of the things being referenced in this thread. I haven’t seen this one specifically, but he is very good at breaking down topics into pieces that slowly build on each other.