Ice Storm Heat Pump Tips What to Watch and When to Use Emergency Heat Your heat pump is designed to run in cold weather, even during winter storms. The main thing to watch for during an ice storm is ice buildup on the outdoor fan. Here is the simple rule. Emergency Heat is for frozen fans, not cold weather. Step 1 During the storm, leave your thermostat set to normal Heat. Modern heat pumps automatically defrost and can handle light ice and frost on the outdoor coil. You do not need to switch to
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Ice Storm Heat Pump Tips What to Watch and When to Use Emergency Heat Your heat pump is designed to run in cold weather, even during winter storms. The main thing to watch for during an ice storm is ice buildup on the outdoor fan. Here is the simple rule. Emergency Heat is for frozen fans, not cold weather. Step 1 During the storm, leave your thermostat set to normal Heat. Modern heat pumps automatically defrost and can handle light ice and frost on the outdoor coil. You do not need to switch to
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We just had a client send in this video in and ask what to do so I thought id share. #winterweather During this ice storm, many outdoor heat pump units are taking on more ice than they’re designed to handle. When freezing rain builds up around the unit, chunks of ice can fall into the fan. That ice can bend the blades, cause loud banging, or eventually stop the fan completely. Once the fan stops, the heat pump can’t move air — and that means it can’t produce heat. At that point, your system may
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We just had a client send in this video in and ask what to do so I thought id share. #winterweather During this ice storm, many outdoor heat pump units are taking on more ice than they’re designed to handle. When freezing rain builds up around the unit, chunks of ice can fall into the fan. That ice can bend the blades, cause loud banging, or eventually stop the fan completely. Once the fan stops, the heat pump can’t move air — and that means it can’t produce heat. At that point, your system may
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Big advice during the ice storm!! EMERGENCY HEAT...you’ve likely seen it on your thermostat as a setting for your HVAC system. Today, Donald Fouts with Comfort Cooling Heating & Air explained why you should use this function during an ice storm. This tip, he says, could save you thousands in repairs. Fouts says after last weekends storm, they’ve been called out for several repairs. This only applies if you have a heat pump. Fouts says, if you have the Emergency Heat setting on your thermostat, t
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Big advice during the ice storm!! EMERGENCY HEAT...you’ve likely seen it on your thermostat as a setting for your HVAC system. Today, Donald Fouts with Comfort Cooling Heating & Air explained why you should use this function during an ice storm. This tip, he says, could save you thousands in repairs. Fouts says after last weekends storm, they’ve been called out for several repairs. This only applies if you have a heat pump. Fouts says, if you have the Emergency Heat setting on your thermostat, t
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