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What temperature do you keep your thermostat at?
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Kiwi here, we call them heat pumps over here. In fact it's the first time I'm even hearing the term "reverse cycle air conditioner" lol.
Oh OK! They're called reverse cycle air conditioners in Australia. I like that name because it better reflects what the system actually is.
A heat pump is just a device that moves heat from one place to another, using refrigerant. A bunch of things have heat pumps in them. Your fridge uses a heat pump (a fridge is really the same concept as an air conditioner - move the heat from inside the fridge to outside the fridge). You can get clothes dryers and water heaters that use heat pumps too.