Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice Thermostat Check selections on the. Ensure that it is set to the desired settings. I’ve responded to service calls where the homeowner made a no heat or no cool call.

1. Rheem 10 Seer Air Conditioner
2. Ruud Ac Heating Package Units

I found they had the thermostat set to heat when they wanted to cool. Or set to cooling when they wanted heat.

Additionally, make sure the set point is correct. For example, if you want heating, make sure the thermostat is set to heat. Furthermore, if the temperature in the house is 65° F make sure you turn the thermostat setting up above 65° F. 2. Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice Power Supply Check power supply. This can include a circuit breaker and or/a regular looking wall switch close to the unit. This is another easy fix. I have responded to no heat or no cooling calls only to find the power was turned off inadvertently.

Perhaps relatives were visiting and someone mistook the wall switch for a light switch. These switches are typically not on heat pumps as a heat pump liking has a breaker next to the heat pump. Make sure you check the breaker at the air handler and the breaker in the main panel. A typical split system will have separate breakers.

One for the condenser and one for the air handler. 3. Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice Ice or Freezing In the summer check for freezing up of the heat pump. If the air heat pump unit is frozen turn it off. In the summer if the evaporator coil has ice on it or any of the copper pipes have ice on them then you have a problem that needs the attention of a professional. If you find no problems leave the unit turned off and call a service company. In the winter, check the condenser (outside unit) does not have excessive ice on the coils. This could mean the defrost mode isn’t working properly and may need a minor adjustment or a repair altogether.

It is best to call a pro to fix that issue. 4. Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice Air Flow Is the air handler blower working good and blowing air out of all of the supply vents? Bls 2018 study guide.

If not or it is weak then you likely have an airflow issue. Always make sure you have a clean filter and that all of your. If this is all good then you have another problem with the airflow. Maybe a bad blower motor, the unit is freezing up inside the evaporator coil or collapsed ductwork.

In any of these cases, it is time to call an HVAC repair service. Bad air flow indicates a serious problem.

5. Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice Condenser Fan Motor Is the condenser fan motor turning at the heat pump condenser? Word of note - sometimes in the winter or when you have the heat pump in heating mode the fan will not turn while the compressor is running. This is normal and a part of the automatic defrost mode for the heat pump. If the fan is not turning but you hear the compressor running then something is wrong (unless as noted above with defrost mode) and you need to call a professional. Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice Heat Pump Diagnosis & Repair Additional Helpful Troubleshooting Hints.

Always change your filter on a monthly basis. Make sure all your supply vents are open and unobstructed. Keep area clean around indoor unit especially the return grills.

Keep outdoor free of leaves, grass, and debris including trash cans and/or children’s toys or playthings like small plastic pools or playhouses. Additionally, your service technician will appreciate you not planting holly bushes near the outside unit. Have air conditioner, heat pump, or furnace system serviced every six months Troubleshooting Heat Pumps Advice Advisory When you read information on the web double check that the information is correct. I read this directly from an un-named article on the internet that has a number one position in a search for troubleshooting heat pumps – “check the heat pumps ignition”. Can you say that one more time? It is obvious to me the person who wrote that article has never touched a heat pump in their life and should have never written an article for troubleshooting heat pumps. Can someone please tell me where the igniter is on a heat pump?

I’ve was out of the field for a year doing management work and now I am doing engineering work and occasionally going out to the field but I do not think the basic concept of heat pumps has changed that much to include adding ignition systems to heat pumps. If you are going to troubleshoot your own heat pump then please follow the basics above. Beyond that please call a professional to repair your heat pump. Turning Faulty Advice into Good Advice Some other faulty advice from around the web: Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice – “Most of the time when your heat pump doesn’t work it is a I’ve been on many service calls and I have found faulty thermostats.

Most of the time the reason for a faulty thermostat is because the homeowner thought the thermostat was bad and the decided to change it. Changing parts, especially the thermostat, simply doesn’t work most of the time. Whatever reason the homeowner didn’t wire it properly or they didn’t turn the power off and crossed the wrong wires and burned up the heating anticipator or blew the transformer. Unless you have had a lightening strike, major power surge that took out other electronic devices in your home, or someone took a hammer to the thermostat then your problem is probably not the thermostat. If you have problems with your heat pump or air conditioner and want to troubleshoot the problem yourself simply check the settings of the thermostat. Make sure it is set to the appropriate setting. Double check to make sure it is set to the appropriate setting.

Parts Changers Rarely Make the Repair  Heat Pump Troubleshooting If everything is correct then you are done at the thermostat. Don’t run down to your local hardware store and buy a new thermostat for your heat pump thinking it will solve the problem. Chances are, if you doing it as a part of the process of finding the problem with your heat pump then you will probably still be cold after changing the thermostat in the process of troubleshooting a heat pump. You can change every single part in the heat pump system and still have a problem with the heat pump. Furthermore, changing parts, especially the thermostat, simply doesn’t work most of the time. Heat Pump Troubleshooting Advice Heat Pump Diagnosis & Repair - Conclusion Okay, I’m done commenting on that bad article for finding and fixing a problem heat pumps.

Some of the information in that article is okay although general knowledge. If troubleshooting heat pumps is your profession please go ahead and fix it. Chances are you are not a professional HVAC technician so please check the basics. Furthermore, leave it up to the professional HVAC Technician to troubleshoot the heat pump.

High Performance HVAC Heat Pump Troubleshooting and Repair Advice. In most cases, with residential HVAC systems, the electric motors are permanently lubricated and are non-serviceable or maintenance-free with no options on oiling because the bearings are sealed.

However, there are some that do require lubrication on a regular basis. With heat pumps, the squeal you are possibly hearing is the reversing valve shifting and there is little you can do about that except have an HVAC technician check it with either a thermistor or an infrared imaging camera to make sure it is functioning properly when it shifts and when in operation.

In any case, these things are better left to a professional. Call your local HVAC company for a maintenance check.

Many of them offer specials on maintenance. Help i have a heat pump/ac unit installed on 5/7/2015. This is the beginning of the 3rd summer. The unit comes on fine reaches the desired temp than goes off not to come on again.

The compressor outside remains on. I called the company that installed it several times.they came to my home and checked the unit stating all is good and don’t know what the problem is. I have a heart condition and need ac.as the summer has just begun.

The serial# is model #ssz140361 model desc 14 seer hp 3 ton registered on5/8/2015.

Without actuall watching the unit it would be hard to tell exactly how this is happening and why. Typically, if the condenser fan does not run, the pressure in the compressor is much higher. Higher pressures mean the compressor works harder. That causes more current draw and it heats up the Klixon (no, this is not a Star Trek character) switch which is the little thing you are resetting. So, if the Klixon switch does not trip out, the compressor will continue to run regardless of the current draw until it either locks up or melts down. You might try replacing the switch if you do not have the ability to check current draw. It could be going bad, they do sometimes.

What I would do is: set it so it will run. Then watch it after it shuts down and tries to restart to see if the condensor fan comes on with the compressor next time or not. If the fan comes on but not the compressor, either the current draw is too high or the switch is bad. Check current draw to determine.

Rheem 10 Seer Air Conditioner

Replace Klixon if current draw is acceptable. If current draw is excessive, investigate to determine the reason. This could actually be due to a simple dirty condensor coil, among other things. Based upon your last post, I think you may have a problem with the compressor trying to restart before the pressure has had a chance to bleed off after it shut down. If it tried to restart at that time, the Klixon switch may very well be tripping out, and rightfully so. So, your mission, should you chose to accept it is watch the condensor unit all night and see if I am right.

Ruud Ac Heating Package Units

Of course, if you are caught, all knowledge of you will be destroyed because I do not want to be implicated in what the neighbors will surely believe is some crazy guy watching his air conditioner because some looney on the internet told him to do it.