Archive for September, 2009

Q&A: My heat pump started whistling after I installed a digital thermostat; what could cause that?

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

by Brandon Stafford Question by val: My heat pump started whistling after I installed a digital thermostat; what could cause that? I recently installed a programable digital heat pump thermostat for my heat pump; now it makes a whistling noise when it is running., that it didnt make before. What could cause that? I’m worried. [...]

Carrier heat pump air conditioner making loud whining noise in outside unit?

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Question by Troy D: Carrier heat pump air conditioner making loud whining noise in outside unit? The unit is a carrier heat pump and recently started to make a unusual loud whining noise when the air conditioner is on. The unit still cools the house normally (from what I can tell), but the noise is [...]

Q&A: Does this sound good for a central heat and air system in Florida?

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

by idea_hamster Question by J L: Does this sound good for a central heat and air system in Florida? I am getting central heat and air the quote I have is for a Goodman system with a heat pump 13 sear rating. I have read some shaky reviews on Goodman how are there units and [...]

Electrical- What size wire and breaker for Geothermal heat pump install?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Question by Clay: Electrical- What size wire and breaker for Geothermal heat pump install? I am installing a geothermal heat pump. I have everything installed except power. I was 70% sure what to do until I started checking myself. Now I am second guessing myself. I’d like to see what you come up with. It’s: [...]

How likely is this to happen to a heat pump compressor?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Question by john: How likely is this to happen to a heat pump compressor? How likely is it that the wire leading from the capacitor to the compressor on my heat pump work its self loose in less than a year, arc, burn up, and then leave the compressor without the ability to start up [...]