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Posted by Tone on January 29, 2007, 8:43 am
Tone wrote:
> I have a rather cheap Goodman heat pump. Last night temp got down to
> 15F or so, so I turned the "Emergency Heat" on - it's a manual switch
> on the thermostat. The little red light came on, I smelled that funny
> lint burning smell that usually happens the first time it is turned on
> every winter. So then I went to bed, woke up early to a freezing
> house. The emergency heat had stopped working in the night sometime.
> I went to the thermostat, turned the emergency heat off, and the fan
> kicked on and warm air came from the vents. I turned the emergency
> heat back on and the fan shut off. Is there a reset switch on the
> unit that, until switched, would cause this to happen to the emergency
> heat only? My wife is going to call repair man today to come check
> it, but I thought you guys might have some ideas as well. Thanks.
Also want to add that the unit is about 6 years old.
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