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by matheusmoreira 2247 days ago
Would be great if everything was integrated. Computers for example generate a lot of heat. Would be great if we could easily move that heat to places where it is actually useful instead of just wasting it. Looks like this is a thing in data centers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature_chaining

> It would seem to make sense to use the pool as a giant heatsink for the home AC... but that doesn't exist apparently, and any plumber I talk to looks at me like I'm crazy.

You are not crazy. IBM did that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_data_center#Reusing_wast...

> The IBM Reusing Data Center in Switzerland, where the heat warms a local swimming pool

Also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_furnace