Veserr@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoParents booking air-conditioned hotels to keep babies safe in UK heatwavewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down15
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minus-squareelucubra@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYou don’t need to. In Spain you can buy air source heat pumps split units that cost less than the installation, and that will heat in the winter for 1/3-1/4 the cost of any other heating method. https://www.leroymerlin.es/productos/calefaccion-y-climatizacion/aire-acondicionado/aire-acondicionado-split-inverter/aire-acondicionado-a/
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhat’s Spain got to do with it though?
minus-squareelucubra@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoCosts should be in the same range. Also, in the UK, heat pumps have an immense advantage in the UK. They can double as a dehumidifier.
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You don’t need to. In Spain you can buy air source heat pumps split units that cost less than the installation, and that will heat in the winter for 1/3-1/4 the cost of any other heating method.
https://www.leroymerlin.es/productos/calefaccion-y-climatizacion/aire-acondicionado/aire-acondicionado-split-inverter/aire-acondicionado-a/
What’s Spain got to do with it though?
Costs should be in the same range. Also, in the UK, heat pumps have an immense advantage in the UK. They can double as a dehumidifier.