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353 points dmazin | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 12:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Animats ◴[10 Jul 25 07:45 UTC] No.44518398[source]▶
"Last year, for the third year straight, heat pumps outsold furnaces in the U.S."

Now that's a major development not mentioned much.

Heat pumps have both improved quite a bit, and become cheaper due to sheer volume.

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matwood ◴[10 Jul 25 09:41 UTC] No.44519127[source]▶
I recently bought a heat pump dryer and it's pretty cool. No exhaust vent, just water drain. It also doesn't need the heavy duty power plug since it pulls so much less electricity than a typical heated air dryer.
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1. pjc50 ◴[10 Jul 25 09:52 UTC] No.44519200[source]▶
Ah of course - it can recycle the heat. Hot air going out a vent is wasted energy that you've paid for.