Carrier Heat and Air help!?
I am a new home owner with little knowledge about the heat and air system. The Air Conditioning unit outside comes on whenever the heat kicks on. Is this normal??? I was told that the air conditioning unit outside runs backwards in ‘heat’ mode and becomes the heat pump. Is this correct?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Thanks! I live in Indianapolis, IN where it is currently 29 degrees. How can the unit be pulling heat out of the air? It runs simultaneously with the furnace.
This is correct, you have a heat pump system with electric heating elements for backup or emergency heat when needed. The heat coming from your heat pump when it’s the only thing running is not very hot, luke warm at the most, Some people love them, They are efficient if located and set up properly. Now for every 45 min of run time the heat pump will go into a defrost mode and you will hear a swooshing sound when this happens. It’s doing this to melt off and ice build up on the coils and line set. When this happens your electric heating elements kick on to heat your house. You can also run just the electric heat if you want by switching the lever on the thermostat to emer. heat. The heat pump should not run now. Hope this answers your questions
Air conditioning system : why the equalizing line is icing?
yes that is correct but will only heat you home untill it gets too cold outside then your furnance will kick on
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Yes, the outside unit is harvesting heat from the air and using it to help heat your home. It is a very efficient system, but heat pumps are designed for temperate zones where there is often a signifigant amount of heat in the air even in the winter months. Hope this helps.
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contractor
This is correct, you have a heat pump system with electric heating elements for backup or emergency heat when needed. The heat coming from your heat pump when it’s the only thing running is not very hot, luke warm at the most, Some people love them, They are efficient if located and set up properly. Now for every 45 min of run time the heat pump will go into a defrost mode and you will hear a swooshing sound when this happens. It’s doing this to melt off and ice build up on the coils and line set. When this happens your electric heating elements kick on to heat your house. You can also run just the electric heat if you want by switching the lever on the thermostat to emer. heat. The heat pump should not run now. Hope this answers your questions
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Hvac Tech
Your home is being heated and cooled by a Carrier Heat Pump so it runs & operates both in summer and winter according to your thermostat settings. Some people don’t like heat pumps bec the air flow coming out in the winter is NOT always hot like homes heated via gas furnace.
If don’t already own a Honeywell programmable thermostat designed for heat pump, may I suggest you purchase one at Home Depot or Lowes bec they are simple 4 wire installation matching colors, and after doing so, you simply set (i) time & temp you WAKE UP, (ii) time & temp LEAVE Home as you want to lower in winter when no one is home, or raise in summer so AC is not running all day at one temperature, (iii) time & temp people in the house RETURN HOME so it is comfortable and (iv) time & temp you want your HVAC running at night when everyone is asleeo.
Hope the Above Info Helps!
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