Sep
9
my heat pump never seems to be on?
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roxygo1980 asked:
I had a heat pump installed last summer, and in the summer as an air conditioner it worked great. However, since the weather got cold, it never seems to be coming on. The unit itself I mean. It doesn’t make any noise or give any indication that it’s running.. I know it’s still “working” because it defrosts itself… but when i have “heat” on, the heat pump is definitely NOT.. I heard that there’s a certain temp that the heat pump does not work below, but then i heard that that wasn’t true, that instead there’s a certain temp that the heat pump works WITH the emheat, so it’s not as though it turns off when it gets too cold.. Any ideas?
emheat = emergency heat which would be my backup electric furnace. The thermostat says that the heatpump is running (and not the furnace), however, the heat pump is not, so by default the furnace must be, because the house DOES heat up..
i called my mom and she told me to reset the furnace, which I did, and now the heatpump is working, but I have no idea why..
Question posted courtesy of: Lewis
I had a heat pump installed last summer, and in the summer as an air conditioner it worked great. However, since the weather got cold, it never seems to be coming on. The unit itself I mean. It doesn’t make any noise or give any indication that it’s running.. I know it’s still “working” because it defrosts itself… but when i have “heat” on, the heat pump is definitely NOT.. I heard that there’s a certain temp that the heat pump does not work below, but then i heard that that wasn’t true, that instead there’s a certain temp that the heat pump works WITH the emheat, so it’s not as though it turns off when it gets too cold.. Any ideas?
emheat = emergency heat which would be my backup electric furnace. The thermostat says that the heatpump is running (and not the furnace), however, the heat pump is not, so by default the furnace must be, because the house DOES heat up..
i called my mom and she told me to reset the furnace, which I did, and now the heatpump is working, but I have no idea why..
Question posted courtesy of: Lewis
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4 Responses to “my heat pump never seems to be on?”
The house cold or cofortable what is emheat down south we dont use that term.
The temperture falls below 30 degrees it may not handle as backup your mode on your thermostat should indicate this mode if you have one.
The duct work as backup your thermostat should indicate this mode if you have one.
so sorry sounds like your installer scamed you a lot of these guys change out condenser in the summer & dont put in a h/p they put in a regular condensor to save them money happens a lot in my neigborhood people dont know and they go with the cheapest or he didnt hook it up correctly
The heat when you will have to trip you will have to work keep an eye on the heat when you reset your breaker if it continues to call serviceman.
The heat when you were doing all of your heat when you will have to work keep.