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Sadly most popular window a/c units don't have true heat pump abilities. Usually the heating portion of window units use resistive heating.

• Siecje 4y ago
  Air Conditioners are heat pumps, a water pump moves water and a heat pump moves heat.
  • lsaferite 4y ago
    While technically correct that an AC _is_ a Heat Pump, the current commonly understood meaning of Heat Pump is a Bi-Directional Heat Pump while an AC is a Uni-directional Heat Pump (moving heat outside).
    • Siecje 4y ago
      Only if you work in the industry and located in a specific region.