Heat pumps sold so fast in Maine, the state just upped its target::undefined

  • carbonprop@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I may be way off here. But I believe a mini split and heat pump are the same thing? At least where I live the term is interchangeable.

    • Botzo@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Not at all. A mini split is a kind of heat pump, but refers to a specific kind of installation.

      Most of these are “air source” heat pumps, but there are also ground source or geothermal pumps that exchange heat using a loop of liquid buried in the ground.

      We’re installing a “whole house” air source heat pump to replace our 40yo inefficient gas furnaces and add cooling. This will utilize our existing duct work.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        If you don’t have duct work (and can’t without razing your house to the ground and rebuilding) a mini-split is the only option right?