I Tried Getting a Heat Pump… Here’s What Actually Happened

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This video is the first on what will likely be a short series on heat pump technology—not least because of how well this technology fits with solar and battery. In it, I cover my own sorry tale of trying to get a heat pump...

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro
2:29 Heat Pump Efficiency Compared
4:58 How Heat Pumps Actually Work
8:05 Different Types of Heat Pump
9:39 Heat Pumps with Solar & Battery
11:50 Interview With Mick Wall
25:35 My Own Heat Pump Journey...
46:44 Outro

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