Increasing the value of household appliances by adding a heat pump system

Increasing the value of

household appliances by

adding a heat pump system

Peder Bengtsson

Increasing the value of

household appliances by

adding a heat pump system

Print: Universitetstryckeriet, Karlstad 2014 Distribution:

Karlstad University

Faculty of Health, Science and Technology

Department of Engineering and Chemical Sciences SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden

+46 54 700 10 00

© _{The author}

ISBN 978-91-7063-582-3 ISSN 1403-8099

urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-33596

Karlstad University Studies | 2014:46 LICENTIATE THESIS

Peder Bengtsson

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Table (3). Development of electricity usage for ASKO Appliances AB dishwashers [6,7].

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