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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AC \ Heatpump radiator corrosion
The example, from another posting, shows radiator corrosion. My heat pump's radiator is so corroded that it is unable to radiate heat and now the heat pump must be replaced. What preventative ...
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Troubleshooting remote AC (heat pump)
BACKGROUND
The system was working well in July:
6AM: AC turns on and reaches target temperature of 77 deg
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Although it is a heatpump in cooling mode, I will refer to the system as an AC for ...
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What performance or efficiency advantages are there in practice for command-modulated inverter heat pumps vs. self-modulated units?
Inverter technology has caught on in the North American heat pump market, with most major HVAC manufacturers offering the feature not only in mini-splits, but in traditional split system ...
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Generac Generator with Carrier Infinity Heat Pumps
I've signed a contract to install a Generac 22.5 kW whole house generator and transfer switch in our home outside Boston.
Our home has Carrier Infinity 3 ton heat pumps installed on the first and ...
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How can I tell if my new AC is overloading my home electric service?
I just installed a mini-split A/C system. It is 2 outdoor compressor units and 7 indoor head units. (I did 95% of the install myself, toot toot)
It was working great, but the weather had been ...
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Efficiency of having 2 heat pumps in my house
I have a 2 story house and I want to replace our old window AC. I was initially thinking of replacing it by a single heat pump unit, but in order to get government funding, I would need to get one ...
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Minisplit Maintenance Issues
I have a Daikin 12kBTUH minisplit heat pump installed in my 1 BR 480 sq ft apartment in North Florida. It heats and cools and is very quiet. Our electric bills average betweeen $45 to $70/mo. ...
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Help wiring thermostat for heat pump
I'm replacing an old thermostat with a slightly newer thermostat. It's connected to a heat pump and the old wiring (picture attached) was:
White = W2
Yellow = Y
Brown = O/B
Red = R
Green = G
Blue = C
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How does one set the temperature threshold for heatpump? Carrier Infinity
I've just had a Carrier Infinity heat pump installed, with the matching smart thermostat. The only problem with it is that while it has three settings for the heat source:
Heat pump only
Electric ...
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Coleman 6230-901 outdoor unit fan running slow (and continuously)
I have an old rental mobile and the heat pump is operating normally, except the outdoor unit fan is running all the time (unless the breaker is off), and it runs very slowly. The run capacitor ...
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Heating the cold exhaust on heat pump
I'm honestly kinda surprised that nobody has tried that (at least, my Google Fu failed me in finding someone that did).
I just bought my first home and noticed something. My outdoor coil for my heat ...
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Honeywell RTH6500 WiFi Thermostat wiring questions for a heat pump
I'm trying to install a new Honeywell RTH6500 thermostat on an old heat pump system that has regular plus emergency heat and the closest matching diagram says to put both the white "W2" wire and black ...
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After market air filter replacment
I have a Lennox heat pump which has an air handler with a Lennox X7935 Carbon Clean Healthy Climate MERV 16 Filter installed. These filters are like $105 per at least. When we purchased this whole ...
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Why don't heat pumps run for a bit BEFORE starting the air circulation fan?
I'd like to think I understand how heat pumps work decently well. My home has one plus electric heat, which I try not to resort to because heat pump is more efficient, if slower.
When a traditional ...
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Will heat pump heat home faster than space heater?
I know that a heat pump is cheaper to operate than an electric space heater, but I'm wondering if a heat pump will heat our home faster than an electric space heater.
I'm asking because I have an ...
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Must a 4 ton variable speed air handler use a 4 ton heat pump?
This is an air conditioning question:
Must a 4 ton variable speed air handler use a 4 ton heat pump or can a 3.5 ton heat pump or smaller size heat pump be used instead?
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How to bypass this component to a Tetco Heat Pump
I have Tetco Heat Pump system that came with my house when it was purchased. About a year ago, I started hearing a water hammer in my pipes that I traced back to the solenoid(?) in the picture below. ...
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Air handler turns on even when set temp is reached
My HVAC is a heat pump system, the air handler inside is a Goodman aspf183016ea. The whole system/house is about 3 years old, and is all electric. I recently moved into the home and noticed that the ...
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Is this humidifier properly installed?
Has anyone seen a humidifier installed this way: humidifier installed to side of air handling unit (hole drilled into side of AHU and discharging humidified air directly into the AHU). Always thought ...
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Is there any significant loss of cooling efficiency to wrap the both sunction line and liquid line together using one single insulator?
The installation of a split-type air-conditioner wraps both sunction line and liquid line together using one single insulation, instead of wraping each line separately. Is there any significant loss ...
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Should my a/c have some sort of a drip pan (photo)
I've got water (condensation) dripping from this "radiator" in my a/c.
It's slanted so MOST of the condensation drips along the radiator and into a drip pan.
I'm wondering if I just need to clean it ...
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How exactly do heat pumps work in a cold climate?
I don't really get how heat pumps work in a cold climate. In New England where I live, most energy is spent heating the house in the winter.
During the winter the outside is ALWAYS colder than the ...
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Ductless Mini Split heat pump not cooling / heating outside of room
I have a wall mounted mini split (Fujitsu 9,000 BTU) installed in my bedroom over my bed, intended to heat and cool my upstairs (there has no suitable location in the hallway). It is a standard sized ...
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Split System Air Con icing up at night only..?
My Mitsubishi Split System works great all summer but now I find that it heats wonderfully all day but then ices up outside during the night when the temp falls below 0. At -2 it stops altogether and ...
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30 y.o. air pump troubleshooting. Where do I start?
500 sq.ft. apartment, 2nd floor, 32 y.o. through the wall, ducted air heat pump. The pump is installed in a closet next to the apartment (separate entry), and the air ducts spread from there along the ...
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Is it possible to wire an electric radiant floor as a heat pump in my Nest thermostat?
I have a standard gas furnace, but recently installed an electric radiant floor in one room. I have a transformer at the electric floor and a regular low voltage thermostat wire to my Nest thermostat. ...
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Heat pump (AC Heater) start cooling once programmed temp is reached?
My AMANA (and another McQuay unit) in wall AC/heat pump unit works fine on cold days. However, I noticed when the room temperature is higher than the programmed temperature the heater starts letting ...
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Do I need a new thermostat?
This is my first winter in this home, just moved in this past July. So I get my electric bill and it's been running more than usual every since I moved in here. It wasn't too much more so I just paid ...
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Studio HVAC Solution
I have an interesting situation where I am in a studio that is approximately 300 sq. ft., and should require ~9,000 BTU/h (3/4 ton) heating/cooling capacity. There are three rooms--A bedroom (~11x8), ...
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Heat pump only running above 35 degrees
We have just moved into a house with a Lennox XP17 heat pump. It has two stages of electric heat strips in addition to the heat pump.
In observing the power bill, I have been astonished at the ...
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Heat Pump Min Outdoor Temp for Goodman GSH130361AD
I just purchased an Ecobee3 and I'd like to minimize the aux heat usage by setting the "Minimum Outdoor Temperature" setting to the lowest possible value. Ecobee support says that anything below 35 ...
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single-stage or multi-stage Heatpump
I wanted to buy a super efficient multi-stage or atleast 2 stage heat pump and got three quotes but then another contractor came in and refused to quote or install that, saying upstairs master would ...
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Trane humidifier control switch replacement
The control switch that came with bypass humidifier installed with my Trane heat pump started acting up - only turns humidifier water on when I turn the dial all the way to max. I'm thinking I need to ...
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Heat pump minimum compressor temprature
I recently moved into a new house that has a heat pump (air-to-air) combined with a natural gas fired furnace.
My old thermostat failed, so I replaced it with a new EcoBee thermostat. During the ...
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What steps are involved when replacing control board on Carrier unit?
Do I simply just kill the power and replace the control board? Is there anything else that I need to do?
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ECM motor in air handler not reaching full speed
I replaced the motor back in this thread at the height of the summer heat: old question
The old motor was fine as I opened it up and a bug got fried inside and caused a short. I ended up with a ...
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Can I use a pressure gauge to detect refrigerant leaks in a heat pump?
Update: I should have stated that the plan was to repair the leak and continuously monitor the pressure to detect any future leaks. A recent decision was made to replace the heatpump. Installer ...
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Is there a significant risk of CO2 buildup with a ductless heat pump A/C?
It just occurred to me that if I install a ductless heat pump to cool the air in my house's bedrooms in the summer, the unit will be cooling and dehumidifying the air - but not introducing any new ...
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How to choose a good brand of heat pump? [closed]
I'm going to be installing a couple of heat pumps in my house mainly for cooling in the summer (I'm in the UK, and our summers are getting hotter). As far as I can tell there are several major ...
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Trane Weathertron Stat to Honeywell RTH2510
I have a Trane Weathertron thermostat thst I am replacing with a New Honeywell RTH2510.
This is a heat pump with auxiliary electric heat.
The wires on the Tran thermostat are.
R, T, O, G, Y, B, X2 ...
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Wiring 100-amp sub-panel for 1hp pool pump and heater
The project is to wire a 125-amp sub-panel from the main, approx. 50 feet away to serve a 220v in-ground 1hp pool pump, heat pump, and 120v LED pool light.
Wondering if the following plan will ...
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Will a 2-stage heat pump cool my upstairs on low stage?
I am currently upgrading my furnace from an oil furnace/AC combination to all heat pump. I am considering two stage vs single stage heat pumps.
I understand that two-stage will supposedly give me ...
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Will emergency heat hurt my heat pump during defrosting?
I am using my emergency heat during the defrosting stage of my heat pump. Is this all right? If not, what can I do while it's defrosting?
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Wood stove and heat pump combo
I am contemplating the following design:
A house has a primary electric heat pump heating setup consisting of an outside heat pump, inside air blower and all the duct work that distributes warm air ...
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Optimizing heating in a heat-pump + electric resistive system
Outside, I have a LENNOX 13hpx-036-230-17 compressor:
Inside, the air handler is a LENNOX CBX25UH-036-230-1:
The air handler lists 36,000 BTUH cooling capacity, with r410a at 450psi, cust part # ...
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Are my heat pumps using the right amount of power?
I'm trying to figure out if our two heat pumps are being power hogs and if there is something to do about it, or if they're operating normally.
We bought our home recently and haven't been in it but a ...
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Whole House Humidifier on All-in-One Heat Pump and Freezing Temps
How do I install a whole house humidifier on an all-in-one heat pump in an area where we have freezing temperatures during the time of year when you'd want to use a whole house humidifier.
An HVAC ...
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How to wire programmable thermostat that doesn't have an E termimal
I am trying to replace a manual with programmable thermostat that is missing emergency heat (E) terminal. There are bits and pieces of information I have gathered but am still not clear.
Can I leave ...
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Is this 230v motor wired for 115v operation
I have the following wiring diagram for the motor I am replacing.
After looking at the wiring as shown here, I see one black and one purple wired to the terminals. There is a second set that is just ...
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What is required for seasonal maintenace of a heat pump?
Over the years I've had several local HVAC companies provide seasonal maintenance of the heat pumps and propane furnace in my house. It seems that every technician--even within the same company--does ...
