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1. thunfi+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-02 21:09:48
Afaik heat-pumps in the EU can provide unlimited hot water–what am I missing?
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2. Y-bar+h4[view] [source] 2026-02-02 21:28:13
>>thunfi+(OP)
Geothermal (and airbased) pumps theoretically do not have unlimited heating capacity. For example my pump (Daikin Altherma Geo 3) has a 180 litre water tank so it can ”only” supply 180 litres hot water at 65 degrees Celsius and takes about a minute to heat two additional lites.

So if I want to quickly scald myself in a 400 litre pool at fifty degrees I can’t. But if I had a gas heater that would be possible!

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3. malfis+OZ[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 02:03:35
>>Y-bar+h4
Depends on how you measure unlimited. My hot water heater can pretty much indefinitely supply hot water for a single shower head with a modern water saving design. It can heat faster than 1.2 gallons/minute
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