Archive for the 'Heat Pump Systems' Category

Heat pump or Air condition, which is better?

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

Question by yoyo: Heat pump or Air condition, which is better? I live in Quebec, Canada. Now, I want to build a house. Everything goes well except the heating/cooling system. Heat pump, actually, should be a good choice because it can save money; however, I still have two questions about that. First, heat pump contains [...]

thinking of buying a home with a heat pump heating system.?

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Question by nanita: thinking of buying a home with a heat pump heating system.? I don’t know much about heat pumps and was wondering if this was a good idea. Its a farily new home built in 1985 and the system is about 12 years old. So I just found out that the house has [...]

do i need a payne brand thermostat for my heat pump unit?

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Question by Allison S: do i need a payne brand thermostat for my heat pump unit? i have a payne heat pump system in my mobile home but the thermostat that is currently installed only has heat and cool options, no emergency heat. i was told that i had to have a payne brand thermostat. [...]

Do AC / Heat Pump Systems need professional preventive maintenance?

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

by GĂșnna Question by 75220: Do AC / Heat Pump Systems need professional preventive maintenance? I’ve previously had reliable firms do “annual service”. All they did was verify the system heats/cools nicely, clean the outside coil, and offer to change the air filters. Seems like a waste of good money, so I’ve quit having them [...]

Why do the heat pump pipes in my house freeze up occationally. Is this normal? Or is something wrong?

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

by ACEP UAF Question by TheMdg: Why do the heat pump pipes in my house freeze up occationally. Is this normal? Or is something wrong? I have a heat pump system (installed last year). Once in a while, unpredictably, the pipes freeze up and the cooling stops working. Does anyone know why these pipes might [...]