Dumpster-dived Window A/C becomes Ground-Source Heat Pump
Dumpster-dived Window A/C Becomes Ground-Source Heat Pump No comments by: Tyler August September 22, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Heat pumps are great, because they pump heat around, and we often don’t want heat where it is. It’s also a bit pricey if you’re buying new, but [Craftsman Chris] over on YouTube realized that the window air conditioning unit he found in a dumpster is, in fact, a heat pump. Normally it’s an air-source heat pump, but with a delightful series of hacks, he gets it automated and hooked into a ground loop in his latest YouTube video.
- ▪Dumpster-dived Window A/C Becomes Ground-Source Heat Pump No comments by: Tyler August September 22, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Heat pumps are great, because they pump heat around, and we often don’t want heat where it is.
- ▪It’s also a bit pricey if you’re buying new, but [Craftsman Chris] over on YouTube realized that the window air conditioning unit he found in a dumpster is, in fact, a heat pump.
- ▪Normally it’s an air-source heat pump, but with a delightful series of hacks, he gets it automated and hooked into a ground loop in his latest YouTube video.
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Dumpster-dived Window A/C Becomes Ground-Source Heat Pump No comments by: Tyler August September 22, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Heat pumps are great, because they pump heat around, and we often don’t want heat where it is. Need it somewhere else? Pump it! It’s great. It’s also a bit pricey if you’re buying new, but [Craftsman Chris] over on YouTube realized that the window air conditioning unit he found in a dumpster is, in fact, a heat pump. Normally it’s an air-source heat pump, but with a delightful series of hacks, he gets it automated and hooked into a ground loop in his latest YouTube video. The heat sink is provided by a bunch of PEX tubing [Chris] buried in his back yard.
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