So far none of you seem to understand how this product works. It is NOT and air conditioner. This is a new technology that with a little more time and efficiency will replace the Heat Pump. The Peltier device turns electricity to heat or cold, depending on which direction the current is flowing through the device. It ALSO can turn heat or cold back into electricity! This is NOT a compressor/refrigerant based device. There is no waste heat like all AC. This is the tip of what we investors hope will be a large iceberg of product that, if the efficiency continues to increase, will not only eliminate compressors and refrigerants from residential and commercial spaces but also turn predictable forms of waste heat into electricity. Alternators? Gone. Industrial exhaust? Harnessed. This, again, is NOT an air conditioner and NOT a traditional radiant heater based in resistance and convection/conduction (toaster, car seat, electric blanket). It has a small fan and the Peltier device ... and that's it. No waste heat is produced from cooling. If you want to investigate, see Amerigon (ARGN).
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So far none of you seem to understand how this product works. It is NOT and air conditioner. This is a new technology that with a little more time and efficiency will replace the Heat Pump. The Peltier device turns electricity to heat or cold, depending on which direction the current is flowing through the device. It ALSO can turn heat or cold back into electricity! This is NOT a compressor/refrigerant based device. There is no waste heat like all AC. This is the tip of what we investors hope will be a large iceberg of product that, if the efficiency continues to increase, will not only eliminate compressors and refrigerants from residential and commercial spaces but also turn predictable forms of waste heat into electricity. Alternators? Gone. Industrial exhaust? Harnessed. This, again, is NOT an air conditioner and NOT a traditional radiant heater based in resistance and convection/conduction (toaster, car seat, electric blanket). It has a small fan and the Peltier device ... and that's it. No waste heat is produced from cooling. If you want to investigate, see Amerigon (ARGN).