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Would it be possible (at some point) cool aur by pulling heatenergy from it?
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some AC/ heat pump models pull the heat in the air and put it into water. those have existed for quite some time. look for “air to water heat pump”.
of course, there is some residual heat from the operation of the machine itself. and once the water is hot enough it will continue to release the heat into the air, but they do release way less heat into the air than regular AC units.
Could we run a water line through it from the water heater and use it as a supplemental water heater? At least we would be using that energy for something then.
Yes
https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-pump-water-heaters
they already sell appliances that do that. Daikin Altherma line, for example, can combine A/C, sanitary hot water and home heating.
In summer it takes heat from the inside of your house an puts it in the water tank. In winter, it takes heat from the air in the atmosphere and puts it both inside your home and water tank.
So we can attach a steam turbine that's driven by the water loop and connect that to the grid. Then we can keep pumping heat into the water loop. Right? 😂