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bluGill
9 months ago
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If it EVER gets to -20 that is what matters. You need to prepare for the worst case weather, not the common ones.
ta1243
9 months ago
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It will still work, just not as efficently as in normal temperatures. So you're using 50kWh for the 3 days a year it's that cold and 10kWh for the other 362 - better than using 20kW every day.
bluGill
9 months ago
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Only if there is enough power generation
yencabulator
9 months ago
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And a good 24,000 BTU rated heat pump will produce just under 20,000 BTU at -13 F, about 18,000 BTU at -22 F (-30 C).
Panzer04
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Fortunately resistive heating is just about the cheapest possible heating in capital costs and trivial to retrofit as a backup.
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