There is a meaningful difference between air conditioners and the broad category of heat pumps, no? Air conditioners don’t have a reversing valve, so they can only pump heat one way. I guess we could start calling them “one-way heat pumps”, but the “heat” in the name might suggest their primary purpose is to heat a home.
I am sure Kelvinator wouldn’t mind being the generic name. I don’t think Kleenex minds being synonymous with tissues. However I think heat pump is a good descriptive name. We haven’t tried to rename the water pump no matter whether it is pumping water into or out of our basements.
Should be thermporter, as in thermal transporter.
There is a meaningful difference between air conditioners and the broad category of heat pumps, no? Air conditioners don’t have a reversing valve, so they can only pump heat one way. I guess we could start calling them “one-way heat pumps”, but the “heat” in the name might suggest their primary purpose is to heat a home.
Heat pump is fine.
I am sure Kelvinator wouldn’t mind being the generic name. I don’t think Kleenex minds being synonymous with tissues. However I think heat pump is a good descriptive name. We haven’t tried to rename the water pump no matter whether it is pumping water into or out of our basements.