Defrost Systems
Troubleshooting Heat Pump Electrics #1
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Release date: 2010-03-21
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I have a Trane heat pump installed in Dec 2006. I have a service contract with the company that did the installation. The service guy came out last week to check the system.
On occasion, it seems to work when I play around with the thermostat. What do you think is wrong? I have been living in this condo for 2 years and it has only recently had this issue. The building was built in the 80's, so I think the heating...
There are several things that could be your problem. Heat pumps are great units as long as there is sufficient heat in the outdoor air to be absorbed and distributed in your home. They perform best when the temperature remains above about 45 F. As the temperature drops below
Test time: short across test terminals reduces test time 256x
Defrost time: fixed 10 minutes
Power consumption: 1 watt max
Power on reset time: 500ms
Anti-short cycle delay: 3 minutes
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Q&A: How do you determine the common wire in a 24 volt HVAC ...
Ok , well some interesting answers. I wonder why you might be looking for the commom. Untill recent , most thermostats did not have a common wire present. Now days with the new big screen back-lit displays, we often need to supply a common to the thermostat because they need to consume power. Although there are some minor variations on colors the following are close and cover most applications.
{Terminal name}, {color}, {function} (G), Green, furnace blower fan. (needed for air conditioning, heat pumps and some electric furnaces). NOTE: on most thermostats the “G” and “Y” are connected together at all times when the fan switch is in the “Auto” mode, If you sully R to G then you will most likely energize the outdoor unit contactor!