Category: Heat Pump Tips
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How To Make Sure Your Heat Pump Does NOT Run Auxiliary Heat
Is your Heat Pump only running in Auxiliary (or emergency) heat? If you want to make sure your heat pump only runs in heat mode and does not turn on the auxiliary heat, there are a couple of things you can do to make sure it does not turn on. Furnace Heat Mode Making sure…
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Heat Pump Notification of AUXILIARY HEAT
A client recently booked an appointment with us for this reason: “I received an alert for my thermostat stating that my heat pump is not working and that I am running on auxiliary heat.” Today I ask Ramon (HVAC Technician for 41 years), what it means when you receive a notification on your thermostat that…
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WHY IS MY HEAT PUMP STEAMING?
Is your heat pump smoking or steaming? If you are scared about seeing steam or white smoke coming off of your heat pump, you are in luck, because that is perfectly normal! What does the Heat Pump Defrost cycle look like? Every 60-90 minutes your heat pump with ask itself: “Do I have frost on…
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Avoid Heating Problems Caused By Winter Snow Storms
Avoid heating problems caused by winter storms. There are some things to check on your heating system when a snow storm hits. These may help you fix a problem with your furnace or heat pump if you have had an accumulation of snow or ice.
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Heat Pump Runs All The Time
My heat pump runs all the time! Is this a problem? We recently got a question from someone saying that they didn’t know what was wrong, but their heat would not turn off. In his question he stated the modes of his thermostat which told us he had a heat pump. The reason he thought…