1.2M views · Apr 13, 2022 · 46:33 · 5 HN recommenders · 7 mentions · discussed 2022–2023
Technology Connections' long closing video in his heat pump series, arguing that adopting heat pumps is well within reach. It explains how they work and what it takes to start using them.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN recommends the series as an enthusiastic, entertaining deep dive into residential heat pumps whenever heating or climate threads arise.
“If you want an (entertaining) deep dive into heat pumps, I can recommend Technology Connection's”HN comment, 2022
“Highly recommend the YouTube channel 'Technology Connections' videos on heat pumps”
Technology Connections videos on heat pumps
Highly recommend the YouTube channel 'Technology Connections' videos on heat pumps: link link link this video
“Technology Connections on Youtube has a great video series on how heat pumps work”
Guide for getting a heat pump
Technology Connections on Youtube has a great video series on how heat pumps work, why they're important environmentally and what kind of power cost savings they can bring. The second video is a longer guide for people who want to get a heat pump. link this video
“This guy gets really excited about heat pumps”
Enthusiastic explainer on heat pumps
Yes, apparently there have been huge advances in the efficiency of heat pumps since then. And this is why ground source heat pumps are less of a thing these days: you don't need the help of that underground temperature as much. This guy gets really excited about heat pumps: link this video
“If you want an (entertaining) deep dive into heat pumps, I can recommend Technology Connection's”
Entertaining deep dive into heat pumps
If you want an (entertaining) deep dive into heat pumps, I can recommend Technology Connection's this video and its followup, link
“He made several excellent videos explaining residential heat pumps”
One of several excellent videos on residential heat pumps
He made several excellent videos explaining residential heat pumps: [2021-02-28] link "Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating" (35m14s) [2021-04-01] link "Ground Source / Geothermal Heat Pumps and Other Info" (28m03s) [2022-03-26] link "Why Heat Pumps are Immensely Important Right Now" (21m02s) [2022-04-13] this video "Heat Pumps are Not Hard: Here's what it will take to start pumping" (46m32s)
Shows heat pumps are viable drop-in options
Heat pumps have gotten very good in the past couple of decades, especially in the east Asian markets, and even older homes have fairly drop-in options available, assuming the market demand is there. this video Yes, it's a solution that requires a significant investment in (individual) infrastructure, but so does almost every other solution to anthropogenic climate change. If the solutions were totally easy, we'd have done them by now. Moving to heat pumps is on the easier end of the spectrum, though.
Split systems are more efficient than ducted air anyway. Heat Pumps are Not Hard: Here's what it will take to start pumping this video
