Archive for the 'Residential Heat Pump' Category

man’s greatest invention hand’s down no question!?

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Question by Charlie: man’s greatest invention hand’s down no question!? As we near the end of the first month of the new millennium, I have begun to ponder many things that until now have been taken for granted. As explosions of thought permeate my cerebrum, I find that I just must write! Anyway, here we [...]

SEEKING TOP REFRIGERATOR TECH HELP?

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Question by bucky2292: SEEKING TOP REFRIGERATOR TECH HELP? how do i use a superheat method on a residential refrigerator? Im used to using charging charts thew some with the curve on heat pumps. how does the temperature pressure chart on a residential refrigerator work. what is the superheat on standard refrigerators. Best answer: Answer by [...]

HVAC techs: Should I replace A/C crankcase heater?

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

by OldOnliner Question by Joe: HVAC techs: Should I replace A/C crankcase heater? I have a Trane XL 1200 split system air conditioner (cooling only, no heat pump). It’s 14 years old. Earlier this week, it tripped the circuit breaker. The breaker would not stay reset, even with the thermostat set to “off”. The HVAC [...]

Upgrade electrical service to 200 amp?

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Question by muskrat897: Upgrade electrical service to 200 amp? My 30 year old home has a Federal Pacific breaker panel with 150 amp service. Our 2100 s.f. house has a lot of electrical appliances: washer, dryer, refrigerator, upright freezer, large screen tv with surround sound system, 2 dvr’s, 3 vcr’s, a number of small kitchen [...]

Is refrigerant(R-22, Puron) safe?

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

by bill barber Question by Curious_man: Is refrigerant(R-22, Puron) safe? I became very intereted in the heating and air equipment after we got new furnaces and heat pumps installed. The new A/C uses Puron instead of R-22. The manufacturer of Puron says it is non-toxic, but when reading the safety data sheet of the Puron, [...]