The heat-pump is a type of central heating system that extracts heat from the outside, reversing the process used by a central air system.
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How effective is a heat pump for AC and a heat pump/furnace for heating in New England?
We currently have a central AC unit and oil furnace. The AC is broken and the furnace is old, so we are thinking of replacing both sometime in the next year.
We are considering replacing the AC with ...
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How can I improve my hot water heater's performance?
I don't have the equipment details on hand but could probably get them if needed. It's a pretty standard boiler + hot water heater + pump set up.
Often the hot water coming out of the shower faucet ...
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Is a PTHP a HVAC option for a super insulated structure?
Is a Packaged Terminal Heat Pump a good HVAC system for a structure that is super insulated or passively insulated assuming the unit is sized and fitted to meet the needs of the structure.
There is ...
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Is a Heat pump / AC unit considered more or less effecient in hot states?
Just learned a house we purchased has a heat pump vs a traditional heater. The heat pump / AC unit configuration outside, blower inside.
We live in the phoenix AZ area, and an efficient AC unit is ...
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What could cause excessive condensation drainage from my heat pump?
I have a one-year-old heat pump in my attic that is producing substantially more condensate this summer than it did last summer (and last summer was hotter!).
There is a drain pan that is often full ...
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Why isn't my heat pump system kicking out cool air this year?
I have a Carrier heat pump/air handler system (looks pretty old) with a honeywell T-stat (looks pretty new) and I am not getting cool air. Heat worked all winter, but I have used it in at least a ...
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Does lack of zone control delay hurt heat pump?
I had a new HVAC single heat-pump system installed with dual zone controls:
2 thermostats and 2 dampers for separate zones.
The system works, but the zone control board does not have any time ...
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Should fan on heat pump be delayed turning off when system stops?
I have a heat pump system with emergency heat. I have a Honeywell RTH7600D thermostat. When the heat is running and I turn the temperature down, the system immediately stops. Isn't this inefficient ...
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What is thumping noise I hear in my forced air heat pump?
In the morning when our heat pump is turning on to start heating the house for the morning, I hear repeated thumping that kind of sounds like sheet metal rumbling. This continues periodically for a ...
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Why won't my condenser turn on when I run my heat pump?
I have a York Affinity condenser. When I run my heat pump, I expect it to turn on somewhere in the cycle but it doesn't. It generally does this once a year. The usual fix is to cycle the power of the ...
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Improve AC flow to secondary ducts
I have an AC which has 3 ducts coming out of it. Only one duct gets flow - I'm guessing the AC fan blows right into it. What can I do to improve the flow?
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Gas heater not turn on, but fan-only still works when switched on from thermostat
my up-level heating system (gas heater) stopped working if the thermostat is at auto; fan can be on without warm air if switch the thermostat to ON from Aotu. Is this a thermostat problem or heat ...
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How can I tell what kind of heating system I have?
Seems like a simple question, but I've had a very hard time finding a definitive answer to this.
I went to the hardware store to buy a replacement for a faulty thermostat and when I arrived and ...
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How often should I run a bleach and water solution through heat pump lines?
How often do you need to run a bleach and water solution through the heat pump lines to keep the bacteria away?
What are the recommended parts (e.g. 1 part bleach, 10 part water) ?
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If my air conditioner return line iced over and the fan stopped, is it broken?
We've lived in our house for three summers and have never had any problems with the air conditioner. Today I noticed that there was ice on the coolant return line outside the house. I didn't think ...
