[macshaggy]

Personally, after going to Germany this past June heat pumps do suck. I don't work for the gas companies and have no stock in them. I'm for greener options but I never could get the room to the coolness that it was set for. I also have no proof as I didn't have a thermometer. So take my statements as purely anecdotal and no scientific proof. But I would definitely be interested to know if anyone here has a heat pump and if they are working for you.

[Volundr]

I'm a bit confused here, are you suggesting that heat pumps don't make for good AC? With few exceptions (evaporatorive coolers) heat pumps and air conditioners are essentially the same thing, exact same process, technology efficiency, etc. The heat pump is an air conditioner that can run in reverse too.

In general when people criticize heat pumps it's comparing them to resistive or gas heat.

To answer your question, I'm based in Idaho and my heat pump is great. For the few days that it actually gets cold enough, it has a heat strip in the indoor unit to give it a boost, but most of the time it's just running the heat pump.

[fatfingerd]

I think a unit in Germany would be sized for heating requirements and probably set with a limiter in a hotel, etc. There's very little interest in oversized AC and an awareness of how harmful temperature shock is.