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FenrirIII lemmy.world FenrirIII@lemmy.world
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CompactFlax discuss.tchncs.de CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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It was a bit inevitable. I’m curious to hear how he reconciles taking heat from an already heated room, or if it’s a split system. Lunchtime video next week to find out!

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acosmichippo lemmy.world acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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It was a bit inevitable. I’m curious to hear how he reconciles taking heat from an already heated room, or if it’s a split system. Lunchtime video next week to find out!

yeah it's mainly a benefit in summer.

In winter it can be beneficial if you also have a heat pump furnace. Otherwise the heat is ultimately coming from gas or resistive heating. That's not a problem, it's just not a gain in efficiency in winter. Actually it is slightly more efficient as he explains later in the video.

The main thing I don't like about my HPWH is it's a bit noisy when it's running.

edit: I have not had the random cold water issues he said he's had in the video. I wonder if that's more of a pressure problem in the hot water line. Assuming he doesn't take 120-degree showers, if the hot water pauses for a bit, seems like he'd temporarily get only water from the cold water line.

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Steve startrek.website Steve@startrek.website
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It was a bit inevitable. I’m curious to hear how he reconciles taking heat from an already heated room, or if it’s a split system. Lunchtime video next week to find out!

These are clutch in a Florida garage

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CompactFlax discuss.tchncs.de CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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These are clutch in a Florida garage

They’re fantastic in warm climates!

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burgermeister sh.itjust.works burgermeister@sh.itjust.works
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Fuckin love this guy

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captainlezbian lemmy.world captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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You know it's funny, yesterday I checked his channel because it's been a while since I saw one of his videos. This isn't the first time it's happened like that

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VibeSurgeon piefed.social VibeSurgeon@piefed.social
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It was a bit inevitable. I’m curious to hear how he reconciles taking heat from an already heated room, or if it’s a split system. Lunchtime video next week to find out!
Spoiler:

The effect is not significant enough to matter

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HubertManne piefed.social HubertManne@piefed.social
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yeah it's mainly a benefit in summer. In winter it can be beneficial if you also have a heat pump furnace. Otherwise the heat is ultimately coming from gas or resistive heating. That's not a problem, it's just not a gain in efficiency in winter. Actually it is slightly more efficient as he explains later in the video. The main thing I don't like about my HPWH is it's a bit noisy when it's runni...

I feel like it should be programmable. Like don't activvate if outside (of the device) temp is below 70. I also wonder if putting one of those insulation blankets made for hot water heaters in the winter would reduce it trying to use the ambient temp. ADDED: I also always kind of thought we should have these integrated with refridgerators. Like I realize how we do floorplans need to change going forward but if fridges had an insulated cabinet as part of a fridge that is made to swap since the fridge wants cold and it wants hot.

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TBi lemmy.world TBi@lemmy.world
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You know it's funny, yesterday I checked his channel because it's been a while since I saw one of his videos. This isn't the first time it's happened like that

Same here. I was thinking it’s been a while so I checked. Next day this came out!

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NewNewAugustEast lemmy.zip NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-19
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Nice way to dehumidify a room.

On the other hand all the ones I had are never hot enough.

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