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candiddevmike 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm

I don't think you understand how much power electric heaters use and how poorly solar converts to electric heat BTUs. A heat pump would be better.

1970-01-01 7 months ago [–]

Heat pump requires massive investment with ROI only when you are home. Solar stores the heat as electrical power and you can release it whenever you want.

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