Actually, there are heat pumps now rated for lower temperatures. My insulation guys in Flagstaff offered me a mini-split that’s good down to 4F (-15C) for the casita. Granted, I can’t imagine the air temperature coming out of it would be that great, but it’s supposed to produce heat down to that ambient temperature.
I passed for now, but I may still do it so I can disable the old gas wall furnace that’s currently in there. -D Sent from my iPad > On Jan 5, 2022, at 3:08 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > It really isn't a problem for Tesla owners to keep the car warm in really > cold weather. They just light it on fire and it burns hot for days. > > Heat pumps for houses don't work here in the winter temperatures. They are > fine in spring and fall but come winter, you will be relying upon electric > heat built in to the heat pump system. > > Randy > > > >> On 05/01/2022 2:39 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> Ask the folks in Teslas who were stranded on the interstate in Virginia. >> >> I think at least the newer EV cars do not use resistance heating, which >> would be a heavy drain on the batteries, but use a heat pump system which >> should be more efficient, at least as long as it's not *too* cold outside. >> >> I don't know how a half-charged EV vs. a car with a half-tank of gas would >> compare as far as keeping warm enough to prevent hypothermia in a "stranded >> in a blizzard" scenario. >> >> Allan >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
