silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agoWhere Heat Pumps Win — And Where They Lose | Five findings from an extremely thorough study by the US National Renewable Energy Lab.heatmap.newsexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkWhere Heat Pumps Win — And Where They Lose | Five findings from an extremely thorough study by the US National Renewable Energy Lab.heatmap.newssilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarederf82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoI have news for you, my natural gas furnace doesn’t work when there is no power, either. Turns out you need electricity to ignite the gas, run a fan to exhaust combustion gases, and circulate air through the heat exchanger and ductwork.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoJust amazing that the thing I pointed out is true for you too! What are the odds? But does your fridge being unplugged for repairs impact your furnance running now?
I have news for you, my natural gas furnace doesn’t work when there is no power, either. Turns out you need electricity to ignite the gas, run a fan to exhaust combustion gases, and circulate air through the heat exchanger and ductwork.
Just amazing that the thing I pointed out is true for you too! What are the odds?
But does your fridge being unplugged for repairs impact your furnance running now?