Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phase change heat pump


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the discussion was keep. —Centrx→talk &bull; 05:53, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Phase change heat pump
Tagged for speedy deletion by Mbeychok with the following reason:
 * "The article Heat pump is by far a better article on this subject. This is an unnecessary duplicate article and a very poor one at that. See more discussion on Talk page.".

This is not a valid criterion for speedy deletion, so I'm instead taking the issue to AfD on their behalf. This implies no opinion either way on my part. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 19:46, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Yes, it's a poorly written article, and there is some overlap with Heat pump, but I'm not convinced that it is totally redundant. Phase change heat pump attempts to look at yer basic fridge in more detail, while Heat pump tries to take on too much. Some kind-hearted engineer (don't look at me; I've lost my copy of Eastop & McConkey) needs to overhaul all these heat pump pages. At the very least, someone should look at the articles on the Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle and Stirling cycle and think hard.--die Baumfabrik 22:45, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep It could be improved especially in making it clear that it is a type of heat pump and the specific fundamental difference between this and other types of heat pumps. (I understand the difference but not due to the article.) Note that the other types of heat pump would need to also be AfDed or merged as well. Fyi the phase change heat pump takes advantage of latent heat of a phase change. FOr a more poorly written and incomplete article see Gas compression heat pump.--Nick Y. 23:42, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * For duplicate articles, duplicate articles should be one's first stop, not AFD nor speedy deletion. Uncle G 18:27, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.