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A call to replace air conditioners with heat pumps in California (www.canarymedia.com)
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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 45 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They mean to say replace heat pumps with reverse cycle heat pumps

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

<for those who are uninitiated in the black arts of HVAC, "reverse cycle heat pump" is a fancy way to say "air conditioner". The headline makes no sense as written. A "heat pump" is just an air conditioner that you turned around so it cools down the outside and heats up your house.>

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Essentially an air conditioner that can very efficently both heat and cool rather than just do one

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