Thermoelectric Cooling Devices
Commenters discuss thermoelectric (Peltier) cooling devices, highlighting the heat generated on the hot side, their ironic usefulness for heating, efficiency limitations, and comparisons to heat pumps.
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Except heat doesn't cooperate
It has the same effect. Its hot out. I want it not hot in my house.
The heat isn't where you want it.
Well, the device can't make heat if the device no longer exists I guess...
Being thermally challenged is part of the design, huh...
Cooling for your heater, genius idea!
You can heat things up to the cooler temperature.
look into heat pumps! they're basically magic :)
Energy consumption generates heat, let's avoid unnecessary heating.
if they only knew it's really good for heating ...