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@riggsby24 an air ...
By: Wond3rballs. on 02 Jul 10, 16:50:18
@riggsby24 an air conditioner is a heatpump. Any heat exchanger is still a heat exchanger, just flip the bitch around and you blow hot air into the room.

They forgot to ...
By: epistte. on 27 Jun 10, 05:28:37
They forgot to mention the expansion valve that causes hot gas to get very cold when it drops in pressure. Riggsby. a heat pumps works exactly in reverse of an air conditioner, such as a heat pump or a ground source geothermal.

@skittlesmonkey ...
By: bvick777. on 18 Jun 10, 20:56:45
@skittlesmonkey expansion valves cause the refrigerant to flash cool and turn into a liquid. They also use capillary tubes that do the same thing. Basically its just a small orifice for the freon to go through and change it from one state to another..high pressure liquid to low pressure liquid. This is why it is called the liquid line between coils.

I dunno about this. ...
By: holiday666. on 15 Jun 10, 10:49:54
I dunno about this.. I'm pretty sure it has something? to do with tiny penguins.

I dunno about this. ...
By: holiday666. on 15 Jun 10, 10:49:16
I dunno about this.. I'm pretty sure it has something? to do with tiny penguins.

I dunno about this. ...
By: holiday666. on 15 Jun 10, 10:47:08
I dunno about this.. I'm pretty sure it has something? to do with tiny penguins.

very impressive and ...
By: TheSundararaj. on 05 Apr 10, 08:10:18
very impressive and educative. It explains the basic principles in easily understandable way.

thanks !!grazie
By: domyaska. on 30 Mar 10, 17:01:55
thanks !!grazie

When a substance ...
By: vmelkon. on 23 Mar 10, 22:00:54
When a substance boils, it consumes energy (the heat of evaporation). When something turns back to a liquid, it gives off heat.

im gomma have to ...
By: 162Deathnote. on 20 Mar 10, 13:15:20
im gomma have to watch this about 500 times before i understand it

When the temps go ...
By: 1952kid. on 02 Mar 10, 01:25:58
When the temps go below 35 or so degrees these systems dont work, an electric heat strip comes on, and your running on electric heat the whole time untill it warms up outside . NICE BIG ELECTRIC BILLS.

is there a reason ...
By: skittlesmonkey. on 17 Feb 10, 00:45:53
is there a reason there use an expansion valve instead of something like a little turbine to harness the energy of the moment from high pressure to low, or is it just to make the mechanism simpler?

i need THIS in ...
By: TheMariaXoXo. on 16 Feb 10, 18:12:32
i need THIS in german for school... maan.. i need this so much.. .:D

why is it that an ...
By: skittlesmonkey. on 14 Feb 10, 04:23:48
why is it that an expansion valve is used? isn't there energy if something is going from higher to lower pressure? why wouldn't you hook up a pneumatic motor ( or steam engine) at the spot where the liquid is allowed to expand into a gas?

@sbergman27 why is ...
By: skittlesmonkey. on 14 Feb 10, 04:23:04
@sbergman27 why is it that an expansion valve is used? isn't there energy if something is going from higher to lower pressure? why wouldn't you hook up a pneumatic motor ( or steam engine) at the spot where the liquid is allowed to expand into a gas?

@fouxhound heat ...
By: zwaker1. on 04 Feb 10, 18:09:36
@fouxhound heat pump=airco it s the same thing..the difference is that heat pump can also give hot and not just cold..

this had nothing to ...
By: fouxhound. on 26 Jan 10, 08:00:56
this had nothing to do with a heat pump!! its just how the ac works.

haha what a bunch ...
By: DrMetal. on 21 Jan 10, 13:52:20
haha what a bunch of ref nerds haha

@sbergman27 It'd be ...
By: EvilWays316. on 06 Jan 10, 04:31:07
@sbergman27 It'd be more proper to say metering device. It's possible to use a fixed orifice metering device, but now it's more common to see TXVs (thermo-expansion valves) since TXVs are more efficient. But you are right, the system won't work with out such a device.

It should be noted ...
By: sbergman27. on 06 Jan 10, 00:15:10
It should be noted that there is a small orifice, known as an 'expansion valve' where the dots turn from red to blue in the tube going from the outside (condenser) coil to the inside (evaporator) coil. In the red dot zone, the freon exists as a liquid at high pressure. Beyond the expansion valve, it's at low pressure, allowing it to evaporate as it moves through the evaporator coil. The system will not work without the expansion valve, which is omitted in the graphic.

PeelTower there are ...
By: nema3x. on 22 Dec 09, 08:21:53
PeelTower there are systems that do use the heat to heat water and then cycle it to a water heater to reduce it's power consumption

no surfing in ...
By: DiabolicTut0r. on 17 Dec 09, 16:48:23
no surfing in Norway...BUMMER

And the opposite ...
By: Nabo00o. on 21 Nov 09, 14:49:21
And the opposite process is used in Norway, because its cold enough here already ;D

thats an ac unit a ...
By: samtamimi. on 12 Nov 09, 02:08:54
thats an ac unit a heat pumps has a reversing valve that can switch the indoor or outdoor coils to be whatever needed if you call for heat or cooling.

Cool.
By: Alxscode. on 04 Oct 09, 06:26:19
Cool.

HVAC Heat Pumps 1
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I show the basic components that are typical in heat pumps.

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What is the correct ...
By: THEHVACTECH101. on 07 Jul 10, 02:02:45
What is the correct way to troubleshoot a reversing valve and what is the sequence of operation for two stage a/cs?????

@Mooseguy15 A heat ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 03 Jun 10, 23:01:47
@Mooseguy15 A heat pump is an air conditioning system that can cool and heat by use of the compressor.

Is a heat pump a ...
By: Mooseguy15. on 31 May 10, 20:00:38
Is a heat pump a compressor?

@thereceman The ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 24 Apr 10, 13:45:36
@thereceman The defrost thermostat stops the defrost cycle when the sensor notices that the condensing coil has a raised temperature.

does the defrost ...
By: thereceman. on 24 Apr 10, 00:51:44
does the defrost thermostat denergize the compressor when it senses high head pressure?

Yes. Some ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 09 Mar 10, 23:26:14
Yes. Some commercial heat pumps use solenoid valves instead of a reversing valve.

DrZ can we use some ...
By: jhema45. on 08 Mar 10, 12:56:28
DrZ can we use some alternate solution instead of using reversing can we use also a solenoid valve??

Many new R-410a ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 12 Dec 09, 23:14:33
Many new R-410a systems come with a separate service port on the suction side for this reason.

can you make a ...
By: r247yan. on 24 Nov 09, 02:41:31
can you make a video on how to charge a heat pump in cold weather.. I hear you have to switch hoses etc and put one on true suction line etc.. With 410a

Answering my own ...
By: picbuck. on 05 Oct 09, 15:06:48
Answering my own question about blocked accumulators, much googling finds that yes, other people have had such a prob. Since the accumulator is essentially just open (supposedly) tubing, the culprit is likely to be debris from another source lodged in the tubing. That much debris suggests catastrophic failure in the near future, so it's a case of repair costing more than replacement. Just FYI.

Thanks for another ...
By: picbuck. on 03 Oct 09, 02:04:53
Thanks for another informative vid, Doc Z. Anybody want to comment on a Carrier hotel heat pump package that freezes from the bottom of the accumulator to the compressor? It's all 1/2" tubing to the compressor, nothing else. After much wondering I put an access valve on each side of the accumulator. Sure enough, over 100# drop, the accumulator is blocked. Only one problem. How can the accumulator be blocked? There's nothing in there to clog up. I must be missing something, but what?

You need a ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 29 Sep 09, 20:33:17
You need a restrictor at the indoor coil and one at the outdoor coil. The restrictor can be a TXV, AXV, or any fixed restrictor like a piston or capillary tubes.

Stupid question, ...
By: richiemabie. on 29 Sep 09, 19:21:39
Stupid question, wouldn't you need a txv in a heat pump!

Not yet. I'll ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 25 Sep 09, 19:46:00
Not yet. I'll probably make an ice maker video one of these days. Thanks.

Yes.
By: DrZarkloff. on 25 Sep 09, 19:45:29
Yes.

Hey Dr Z, do you ...
By: rolando7120. on 25 Sep 09, 16:15:07
Hey Dr Z, do you have an ice maker video yet?

can i put a txv in ...
By: edgardpb1. on 26 Aug 09, 00:32:25
can i put a txv in a heat pump?

It would really be ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 25 Aug 09, 21:32:35
It would really be more trouble than it's worth. You'd have to add a reversing valve and another TXV and check valves. It really doesn't make sense to do it unless you're a student of the trade an are wanting to experiment.

can i convert my ...
By: fedders4. on 24 Aug 09, 22:11:23
can i convert my window a/c to Heat/Cool by adding a reversing valve and new thermostat?

Interesting, as ...
By: nucleolo. on 04 Aug 09, 20:41:55
Interesting, as usual!

dose Addison still ...
By: xctome. on 18 Jul 09, 17:10:59
dose Addison still make HVAC equptment?if so do you know there website?

I'll get to it as ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 27 Jun 09, 20:14:21
I'll get to it as soon as I can. Thanks.

dr z can you show a ...
By: TheArtieCOOL. on 27 Jun 09, 03:21:16
dr z can you show a video on how to change a reversing valve

You're the second ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 02 Jun 09, 21:03:32
You're the second person today asking me to make a video about reversing valves. I guess that I'll have to move this one up on my list of to-do videos.

Dr. Z can you ...
By: Core2Extreme. on 31 May 09, 16:06:20
Dr. Z can you please do a video on reversing valves and how they work for heat pumps ????? thank you for all of your videos. WE need people like you to teach us this important information on HVAC.

How heat pumps work
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HVAC Heat Pumps 2
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I show how to do some basic troubleshooting on a heat pump defrost board. Please visit Becky's channel at: www.youtube.com

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Where are your ...
By: MrRollie80. on 21 Jul 10, 22:06:52
Where are your safety gloves and glasses?

Where are your ...
By: MrRollie80. on 21 Jul 10, 22:03:46
Where are your gloves and glasses?

@orgome69 Gracias
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@orgome69 Gracias

good job DrZarkloff ...
By: orgome69. on 19 May 10, 05:28:07
good job DrZarkloff , God Bless you senor.

Nice
By: chicagosfinest2k10. on 17 Apr 10, 21:41:26
Nice

Dr. Z, Can you ...
By: roclatj. on 10 Mar 10, 02:56:51
Dr. Z, Can you please tell me how the superheating and subcooling works and how to test it?

Please private ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 09 Mar 10, 23:19:56
Please private message me the link to your video.

Dr. Z, I am ...
By: hagler1909. on 09 Mar 10, 07:00:17
Dr. Z, I am having trouble with my heat pump. It was installed in July, 2009, in my new house. Since the weather got cold, I have been using it to heat my house. However, for about 3 months, it has been making this noise, and I am having no luck getting anyone to fix it. Can watch this video, and tell me what you think is wrong with it? I cannot post a link, so here is the youtube video number: SfmQ43fzQ8M Thanks!

If the system goes ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 04 Mar 10, 21:48:05
If the system goes into heating and cooling without any problems while doing this test then you might have a bad coil rather than a bad reversing valve.

The best way to ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 04 Mar 10, 21:47:11
The best way to test a reversing valve is to get a test magnet. Remove the coil on the reversing valve and slide the magnet over the shaft where the coil went. Disconnect the coil so that it won't energise. Then power up the system and take note if the system is in heating or in cooling. Then turn off the power and remove the test magnet from the reversing valve. Then power up the system and see if the system goes in cooling or heating.

Thanks Dr.Z. I ran ...
By: kennetters. on 03 Mar 10, 01:15:49
Thanks Dr.Z. I ran into a lennox today that had a defrost timer on in. It had a little jumper on it that allowed you to change the timer from 30 min, 60 min, or 90 min. The complaint on the call was that the out-door unit was loud. It was! I took the top with the fan on it off. Then I cut the power back on and tap on the reversing valve. It started to hum like a humming bird. So I think that the reversing valve is going bad. What do you think Dr. Z or any body else.

It all depends on ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 02 Mar 10, 22:22:27
It all depends on the system. My heat pump uses a timing mechanism that's part of the defrost board. It will go into defrost every hour while it's running in heat mode no matter what the outdoor ambient temperature is. The defrost thermostat determines the length of time that it remains in defrost.

Dr.Z does the ...
By: kennetters. on 23 Feb 10, 22:44:51
Dr.Z does the outside ambient temp have to be a low enough temp for the defrost to kick in?

You might want to ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 23 Feb 10, 22:16:08
You might want to make sure that the E terminal will energise the furnace in the defrost mode. Then you could separate the W and E terminals on the thermostat.

Dr Z I went on a ...
By: kennetters. on 23 Feb 10, 06:07:49
Dr Z I went on a call today that was a dual heat system. (HP- GAS). On a call for heat the furnace and the heat pump came on. I took the face off the t-stat and notice the E terminal was jumped to W. I never work on a dual system but I know that it should have been wire to some type of relay. Can you tell me or do a video on how to wire this kind of system?

That does sound ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 04 Feb 10, 22:09:56
That does sound like a defrost board problem.

hey Dr Z i have a ...
By: 4WHEELOVER. on 03 Feb 10, 03:27:10
hey Dr Z i have a carrier and the outdoor unit wont turn on, i have 28v to the y and r but it wont run, if i push test the switch it runs, and have continuity across the hps & lps, im thinking defrost board, also keep up the good work!

The defrost timer ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 28 Jan 10, 23:45:34
The defrost timer that is either built into the defrost board or a separate timer.

What actually ...
By: SaintWilliamIII. on 28 Jan 10, 19:09:30
What actually initiates the defrost cycle. thanks.

Great summary DrZ, ...
By: akouo01. on 13 Jan 10, 16:44:55
Great summary DrZ, Thanks!!

Payne is a ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 12 Jan 10, 23:34:31
Payne is a contractors grade Carrier. More than likely, the outdoor unit doesn't have a low ambient lock out. This is something that you'll have to add on your own. You could get a low ambient lock out control thermostat that will lock out the compressor and energize the heat strips or gas furnace when the outdoor air temperature dips too low.

I am heating with a ...
By: Carmzisa. on 11 Jan 10, 02:36:50
I am heating with a heat pump, and looking for some info on what turns the heat pump off when it is cold outside? I have a newer Payn heat pump single stage, and it is comming on when it is below 10f outside. how will it know not to come on and start using the gas heat backup? thanks

I found the QC ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 03 Jan 10, 23:10:12
I found the QC label. The numbers listed were 45 and 64.

I looked for a QC ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 02 Jan 10, 16:48:34
I looked for a QC number but I couldn't find one. Where would I find it?

I've shown the ...
By: DrZarkloff. on 02 Jan 10, 15:20:59
I've shown the process before in a couple of my videos. Not all air conditioning control systems are the same. I could show you how to do it on an Amana heat pump, but the process would have different variations on an other system.

Troubleshooting The Heat Pump
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Another demonstration clip from the Wayne Shirley Collection: Heat Pump Electrical and Refrigeration Troubleshooting Techniques. Available Exclusively at WayneShirley.com

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I was taught that ...
By: THEHVACTECH101. on 08 Jul 10, 22:35:38
I was taught that you can measure voltage at both sides of the contactor because of the resistence through the coil.

i found the other ...
By: vector00234. on 20 Jun 10, 14:05:46
i found the other day that the outdoor condensing unit / heatpump was off. i found wall stat calling for AC at 88 dergree indoor temp indoor blower running. contactor not pulled in. muliti meter check from C - R outside shows me 27 VDC from C- Y shows 27 VDC. why does multimeter show me 24v voltage between Common and red terminal but there is not really voltage there even at the air handler board inside same thing replaced T-STAT and problem is fixed just.

@kodd13. Check out ...
By: kinleyone. on 26 May 10, 02:04:48
@kodd13. Check out Ultimate Technical Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas. I spent two weeks there and it was the best training I've ever had. The instructor is even a member of the NATE board. That should tell you how smart he is.

great video. 99% of ...
By: phuckq. on 24 Mar 10, 02:16:19
great video. 99% of reversing vavles are in the heating mode when de-energized. There are a few exceptions, Climate Master being one.

anyone here who ...
By: kodd13. on 09 Mar 10, 02:22:04
anyone here who graduated from a hvac school no if the schools are teaching right because seems like all my schools around here including the one im in are shit, its just seems like im not ganna be able to get a job when i get out, and most that there teaching seems pointless

hey aviles7, its ...
By: krazedinmiami. on 01 Feb 10, 16:48:57
hey aviles7, its called textese, or what ppl use when they communicate with text messages or IMs. and FYI i left a good career to become an ac tech just cuz i wanted to work with my hands...try doing that you jealous loser. btw cool active reversing valves are common in the south..to keep them from sticking.

Yeah. Take your own ...
By: aviles7. on 11 Jan 10, 17:00:23
Yeah. Take your own advice! Alway keep learning. Learn to write and spell. start with your basics..

must problems ...
By: krazedinmiami. on 20 Dec 09, 17:43:53
must problems actually have to do wit dirt ..dirty evep and condenser coils, dirty drain-lines.. then its deff electricity...kno your basic electricity kno how to find a short and how to use your meter, and last kno your refrigeration cycle...kno wat cuases high/low superheat and subcooling...never stop learning and practicing.

hvac student here ...
By: linoleumcarving. on 18 Dec 09, 02:20:25
hvac student here and it looks to me like this too. it's weird to get my mind thinking so much in a elect. way but seems that so much HVAC problems are elect. Bill Camden,SC.

please someone tell ...
By: linoleumcarving. on 18 Dec 09, 02:17:47
please someone tell this hvac student why i am seeing so much bad stuff about goodman systems. what is goodman doing that makes this so ?

i like the video at ...
By: fatherandson0080. on 11 Nov 09, 23:39:05
i like the video at first, but got confuse at the end part, was so fast , a lot of info thanks

i am going to ...
By: supraman181. on 02 Oct 09, 03:50:29
i am going to lincoln tech for HVAC and this shit is so confusing to me

Thank you for the ...
By: 1Ronin187. on 27 Feb 09, 16:24:36
Thank you for the video!

a cool active ...
By: local614bro. on 01 Feb 09, 18:55:01
a cool active reversing valve..not many of them is there. or do i have it backwards?

hey guys got a ...
By: THEGORGO1. on 25 Jan 09, 02:08:01
hey guys got a problem with a goodman heat pump i tried evberything but i cant get my head pressure up past 150 psi my suction pressure is fine the women has 2 units one is heating and the other i lost can someone give me some tips on what to look for please

yes, most HPs are ...
By: SlyOne77. on 17 Jan 09, 20:51:35
yes, most HPs are in heat mode with no volts to the reversing valve (except Rudd - which is the opposite)

Well it is a good ...
By: 0917caicas. on 30 Dec 08, 07:42:41
Well it is a good video but not well expalined. When a heat Pump its working on heating reverses the refrigerant flow, what that means is that your condenser coil will become you evaporator and you evaporator coil will become your condenser coil. That happent because the reversing valve reverses the flow on the refrigerant, so if your checkin pressures on heat there should be a service port near to the R.V. your High Pressure will go there and your low/P. will go in the high side.

now he said in cool ...
By: dude22573. on 25 Nov 08, 02:47:38
now he said in cool the o termanal would have a voltage... dose that mean the reversing valve is normaly set to heating and it only has voltage when the t-stat calls for cool?

Please tell me why ...
By: NicksPlace555. on 22 Nov 08, 15:35:01
Please tell me why when I hooked my guages to the heat pump thay both peged out.but the unit is heating ok.Also are both lines going to be warm or hot?Thanks

very good. the best ...
By: chazzoid. on 15 May 08, 16:22:47
very good. the best hvac/r techs are the ones who are electronically enclined. elecrical components are 80% of system problems these days. i would be excited to have you on my team.

sorry it was my ...
By: thedoorsbiggestfan. on 31 Mar 08, 02:02:55
sorry it was my speaker jack.But thank you for the tutorial

awsome video!!!it ...
By: thedoorsbiggestfan. on 31 Mar 08, 02:00:55
awsome video!!!it would have helped me if you took care of the audio problem.

Geothermal Heat Pump Installation
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Heat Pump Defrosting
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I caught my heat pump in a defrost mode, and only had my cell phone camera. It was about 28 degrees F outdoors. Very poor quality video.

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Old = mid-late 1970 ...
By: lisle54. on 03 Mar 10, 12:51:04
Old = mid-late 1970's-mid 80's. Much more efficient, old ones had mechanical defrost timers,lots of relays to go bad.

When people say new ...
By: mark40511. on 22 Feb 10, 06:24:42
When people say new heat pumps are much better than the OLD systems, what is constituted as being "old"......My heat pump is from 2004....is mine OLD?

I live in Maryland ...
By: frtguy80. on 25 Jul 09, 04:26:00
I live in Maryland and usually our winters are not too cold. I love having a heat pump. I have a Trane XL14i system and it really puts out some great heat. So much better then the older systems and very efficient too. I still have my gas furnace tho for colder nights and days. But my house is so much more equal temp when its in Heat Pump Mode

A cool idea some ...
By: JBourn11. on 16 Mar 09, 18:31:17
A cool idea some people have done in northern new england to save a little energy is have a heat pump installed that will function during cold to mild temperature days, then have the main gas/oil fired furnace for once the snow flys and its never reaches above freezing outside. You will not acheive substantial amounts of heat using a heat pump only unless you live in a 500 square foot home.

Oh yeah!! heatpumps ...
By: drifter1116. on 19 Feb 09, 03:26:55
Oh yeah!! heatpumps are pretty much all we have here in NE Florida and SE Georgia.. you see more S/C units with 10kw or 20kw heat strips the further south in FL. you go.. Most of my calls, hell 80% are for the unit noise when it goes in to defrost mode..they are not used to hearing that.. but when they do they start calling..makes for a nice payday :)

LOL! Funny! I bet ...
By: hackfreehvac. on 19 Feb 09, 03:02:33
LOL! Funny! I bet he felt low as hell when he was explained what had happened. Are heat pumps rare there? In Payson, AZ it's a lot colder than Phoenix, AZ. We rarely saw a heat pump. But when we did they froze up like crazy in the winter. The first time I was called out for the "Stopped motor and smoke" it took me a while to figure it out because I hadn't serviced many heat pumps at that time.

Hell I had a ...
By: drifter1116. on 19 Feb 09, 02:26:06
Hell I had a homeowner in Florida that saw his neighbors C/U go in to defrost mode at about 4 in the morning, it was about 30 degrees out..he saw the steam, he thought it was on fire..ran inside, called 911, then grabbed his fire extinguisher and doused the damn thing with it...made for a funny svc call at 6 a.m. haha damn northerners.:)

I am not an HVAC ...
By: jdbiker. on 25 Jan 09, 13:35:50
I am not an HVAC tech, but from what I understand, a furnace is required for an air-source heat pump system like the one I have. The old outdoor a/c unit I had was replaced with a heat pump unit, and they just used my existing propane furnace. Of course, they had to replace my "A" coil, and they had to install a new thermostat controller and thermostat wiring so it would function properly.

if u buy a heat ...
By: thecarexpert18. on 24 Jan 09, 04:31:55
if u buy a heat pump and u liv in illinois do u have 2 have a furnace still?

This unit is an ...
By: jdbiker. on 20 Sep 08, 01:10:41
This unit is an air-source heat pump, not a ground-source type. The defrost cycle is normal in heat mode.

i think the alcohol ...
By: KINGOFCHONG. on 19 Sep 08, 23:43:52
i think the alcohol solutiond in the earth loop is to pure of a mix thats why this heat pump has froze up, its drawing to much energy from the earth!

Just got my propane ...
By: jdbiker. on 27 Jun 08, 15:15:30
Just got my propane tank topped off today(June 27, 2008). Officially used 243.4 gal of propane since Sept 07. (paid $2.19/gal). The heat pump I am using is a generic 3-ton air source 13SEER/7.7HSPF from Payne (United Technologies company).

I live in nfld and ...
By: Wonkysoup. on 23 May 08, 00:50:31
I live in nfld and there is snow all the time. still really eff.

Backup heat is ...
By: jdbiker. on 11 May 08, 23:20:11
Backup heat is using 90+furnace. Used approx 250 gal. of propane Sept07-Apr08. Propane also used for cooking and on-demand hot water. Backup heat is locked out at >25 deg F, Balance point set at 20 deg F. Indoor temp set about 68 deg F during the day, 60 deg F at night. 1650sq ft ranch in Central IN. PROPANE: 250gal/6months=42gal/mo*$2.10gal =$88/month(Sept 07 price). ELECTRIC: 800KWH @ $0.09/KWH = $72/month. COMBINED UTILITIES TOTAL: $160/month average Sept07 - Apr08.

I wonder what this ...
By: Mysticspirytdog. on 03 May 08, 16:06:51
I wonder what this person's Electric bill is. With the ground covered in snow. I would bet that the emergency heat is on most of the time. So much for Energy Savings...That is why Carrier is pushing their Hybrid Heatpump. Meaning a GAS Furnance is being used. I work on Water Source Heatpumps. From 9000 BTU's up to 120K BTU's. 3/4 of ton to 10 tons. The Water source pump works great as long as you control the temperature of the water.

I'm an HVAC tech. A ...
By: hackfreehvac. on 14 Apr 08, 03:07:40
I'm an HVAC tech. A home owner doesn't always get a chance to see the heat pump in defrost as it happens mostly at night and in the early AM. But more than once I've had a home owner turn it off and call for service because they though the motor stopped and the steam was the motor on fire! LOL! Got to love them calls.... "Check Please!"

Mitsubishi Ecodan Air Source Heat Pump
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Air source heat pumps take heat from the outside air, extract it and use it to heat buildings. They can take heat out of the air even at 15 degrees below 0C. Air Source heat pumps are an extremely efficient way of providing heat - for every unit of energy they use, they produce 3-4 units of heat.

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More Noisy Goodman Heat Pumps!
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A few Goodman Heat Pumps rattling away in back yards of Phoenix, AZ. These are not even what we call the NOISY GOODMANS! These are your average Goodman Heat Pumps. The last segment is a Rheem Heat Pump. It is so quiet in compare that you can only hear it run if you stand right over it. :)

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@hackfreehvac ...
By: fixinggrace. on 26 Jul 10, 23:21:34
@hackfreehvac Goodman's also rebadged with the Everrest brand. A shop I used to work for sold these on the ten year warranty.

GOODMAN FAILS
By: fastzombie1. on 10 Jun 10, 18:47:16
GOODMAN FAILS

Look Hackfreehvac ...
By: HVACKID94. on 01 Jun 10, 02:52:07
Look Hackfreehvac you sould check out one video of a 1986 Carrier round unit here on youtube. Just search out door carrier and it is quiet as hell. It is 24 years old and it has never damaged. I personally got a 1996 carrier which had a fan motor fail in 2005 so it lasted 9 years. The other problems my unit had were caused by ants in the ac electrical panel. Those goodmans are SHIT!!

It does sound ...
By: soccerpeve. on 29 May 10, 19:27:25
It does sound louder than normal...but you can't compare another system with no walls around it. Cement walls tightly surrounding the thing is going to severely increase the sound issue. I hope you've replaced that pipe insulation by now lol.

hhh
By: behvac. on 17 May 10, 20:31:54
hhh

@hackfreehvac The ...
By: avistahvac. on 06 Mar 10, 01:59:55
@hackfreehvac The oldest Goodman yet untouched. I went on a call the customer complained and said his power bill was high so I went and checked it out. The condensing fan would run but the compressor wouldn't...after checking the power wiring back at the breaker they were burnt nearly into due to a awful 30 year old Breaker Panel. The Goodman had never been touched until I went out She's 16 years old. I service apartments with 25 year old Tranes still chugging along as well.

@hemiownzu We ...
By: avistahvac. on 06 Mar 10, 01:52:23
@hemiownzu We installed a Goodman package unit 6 years ago brand new and the liquid test line was run up through the fan just beneath the grill so it couldn't spin freely. We fixed it and it's ran great ever since. Factory checked LOL

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By: Peterson924. on 06 Feb 10, 04:58:55
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We just ...
By: bleeper2147. on 19 Dec 09, 04:11:18
We just unfortunately bought a Gibon heat pump and it was so loud that it sounded like a jet engine. It even shook the ground. My brother figured out a way for the tech to isolate the problem and it turned out to be a noisy fan. He replaced that free of charge and that solved it. This was after his having installed another new heat pump thinking that would solve it. There were 2 units in a row with bad fans. Hope this helps someone who is in heatpump noise hell.

How old are those ...
By: eggman9713. on 13 Oct 09, 02:54:30
How old are those things? I knew Goodman was close to bottom of the barrel of residential units, but damn. Give me a Carrier or Frigidaire heat pump any day. ;)

the last unit ...
By: philsham26. on 07 Sep 09, 01:58:02
the last unit wasn't even running

If you where my ...
By: paranormaalutrecht. on 15 Aug 09, 13:51:44
If you where my neighbour... boy o boy... I put a piece of wood between the fans....

Wow they are loud, ...
By: edgeflyer69. on 31 Jul 09, 22:27:37
Wow they are loud, are these scroll units? I just got a brand new scroll unit and it is pretty quiet. Check out my vid of it. It makes a bit of a noise on startup, but nothing too bad and nothing close to this. Than it settles right down to a purr you can just hear when you're 10' away that's a bit louder than a fridge. I must have lucked out or they are starting to turn over a new leaf. The ones you recorded were like having a noisy air compressor in the yard.

Goodman is trying ...
By: hemiownzu. on 16 Jun 09, 04:59:36
Goodman is trying to build a better unit as I run across them here and there in the field. I dont work on too many newer ones as I did back In the early 2000s- late 1990's but they did have alot of problems then in all their units. Most notorius for me was the pgb gas packs cracking heat exchangers in a matter of 2 yrs+

Lennox right now is ...
By: hemiownzu. on 16 Jun 09, 04:55:12
Lennox right now is a low service call system for me despite the capacitor or condensor fan motor ones I find on their split systems from around 03 04. Carrier I hate their txvs and I swear they dont open all the way. I've narrowed it down to a mounting problem on a select few but that valve will not open any wider and only cool half or 3/4 of the evap on split systems. The new puron gas pack draft motors: I had one inducer motor that was rubbing the assembly mounting screws on a new start up.

Goodman and other ...
By: rocknrollohio. on 24 May 09, 05:12:55
Goodman and other manufactures dont make their own Compressors, they use off the shelve compressors like Copland or Bristols compressors. I have at least 50 Goodman condensing units 0on rental properties and none of them make are any loader than any other brands I have worked on. However, I have had to replace more Igniters in the Goodman furnaces I have than I would have liked to

Mounting makes a ...
By: deloran918. on 08 Apr 09, 11:43:57
Mounting makes a difference. I have a couple of Goodman compressors that I mounted on several inches of shredded tire mulch. Very quiet.

That should be an ...
By: hackfreehvac. on 07 Apr 09, 14:24:53
That should be an ok unit. It's a higher end single stage.

Just figured you ...
By: moparedtn. on 01 Apr 09, 00:01:20
Just figured you might like to know. We've decided on a Trane XL15, installed by their licensed local contractor. Thoughts?

Goodman bought ...
By: hackfreehvac. on 26 Mar 09, 22:31:57
Goodman bought Amana some years ago. :-(

I noticed the Amana ...
By: Vinylrecordsneverdie. on 24 Mar 09, 00:30:29
I noticed the Amana name on Goodman unit too.

Tough call. But ...
By: hackfreehvac. on 17 Mar 09, 02:13:42
Tough call. But most would be better than that turd. Carrier Puron are having leak problems on some of their coils so try to stay away from them. Higher end Lennox is nice. Compressor is behind an insulated panel and those are quiet. The rectangular Rheem/Ruud units are quiet. Also, some brands are re-badging Goodman's with more popular brand names. Maytag i think and Goettl co use dto make their own, now selling shit like Goodman. They just wanted the name!

XB Tranes are cheap ...
By: hackfreehvac. on 17 Mar 09, 02:06:10
XB Tranes are cheap rattle traps. And honestly, I don't even know if I'd install any new Trane on my own home at this point.

also my dad has two ...
By: acthetech. on 14 Mar 09, 20:02:30
also my dad has two trane xb13 5 ton and they are such a bad install. they are also very noisy and the compressor is the loudest thing in the world. these were replacement to 25 year old carrier 3 ton units. i will try to get videos but im getting late from work but ill try

I've got a 9 year ...
By: moparedtn. on 26 Feb 09, 13:31:03
I've got a 9 year old God-awful Goodman. The Bristol compressor died 2 months out of warranty; Copeland got "engineered" in replacement. Unit always has been noisy; now they tell me the coil outside has pinholes. Oy. Recommendation for replacement brand? Current unit is 3.5 ton.

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