dennis@home wrote:

"TMC" wrote in message
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Just out of curiosity how much more environmentally friendly are proper
air con systems?
It may be better if I move up to one of those

A split portable unit will be about 20% better than one that uses a hose.

A split unit with the compressor outside is about 50% better but I have
never seen a portable one.

I may replace my portable split unit with a heat pump to provide heating and
cooling instead of the gas boiler.

Are there any domestic air-con units that do something constructive with
all this waste heat ?

Presumably all this heat could be used for something useful like hot
water or a swimming pool instead of going to waste ?