Engne@discuss.tchncs.de to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIs there something wrong my AC? It’s a 1 year old unit and it can’t seem to keep up. For reference it is a high of 92 F todaydiscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageIs there something wrong my AC? It’s a 1 year old unit and it can’t seem to keep up. For reference it is a high of 92 F todaydiscuss.tchncs.deEngne@discuss.tchncs.de to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareBrkdncr@artemis.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou can’t “run the heat pump and a/c at the same time” because it’s a single unit. There’s a valve that slides when powered to switch the hot side with the cold side. That’s literally the only difference between a/c and a heat pump.
minus-squareblinkmepacmanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou are correct, but they probably have backup electric heat. Heat strips were being engaged along with a/c.
You can’t “run the heat pump and a/c at the same time” because it’s a single unit. There’s a valve that slides when powered to switch the hot side with the cold side. That’s literally the only difference between a/c and a heat pump.
You are correct, but they probably have backup electric heat. Heat strips were being engaged along with a/c.