Electric resistance heat efficiency?

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Originally Posted by servant74

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The latest rage are 'heat pumps', where you use the energy to get, say a SEER of 10, is supposedly efficient enough to 'collect' 10 watts of heat for every 1 watt it uses, and allows you to re-deposit the heat elsewhere.
I hope that helps.

That is not what SEER is. SEER is "seasonal energy efficiency rating"

Heat pumps are measured in COP which is usually between 1 and 5, 1 watt of power for up to 5 watts of total heat out depending on conditions (but usually closer to 3)