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Posted by Jason on December 13, 2006, 1:23 am
Noon-Air wrote:
> >
> > Jason wrote:
> >> >
> >> > At this stage of the game you need to start over. You need to have
> >> > everything checked out to see if it is all wired correctly, charged
> >> > correctly and installed correctly. From what you've explained Id find
> >> > someone other than who you had install it. They are complete idiots or
> >> > lazy or both.
> >> > The Adaptive Intelligent Recovery feature works very well. It is
> >> > designed to save you money by using the first stage heat pump to heat
> >> > your home as much as it can. Depending on how far you set your stat
> >> > back at night, how cold out it is and the balance point of your home,
> >> > your system may come on at 3:30am and even earlier.....much earlier.
> >> > It may take several days or more for your thermostat to develop a
> >> > memory of how early to start your system in the morning.
> >> > Your 14 SEER Trane heat pump is NOT noisey. If it is, it is not
> >> > installed properly. They are very quiet.
> >> > If your system is wired properly the stat will control all 3 stages.
> >> > If the installer were lazy, then the furnace control board dip switch
> >> > will control the last stage of heat according to time............and
> >> > Yes, you have a 3H-1C system.
> >> > As of now, you've wasted a ton of money on a system that isnt working
> >> > anywhere near how it should.
> >> > Bubba
> >>
> >> Thanks, I figured I'd eventually have to get someone else out here. I
> >> was hoping to learn as much as I can about the system in general from
> >> you folks beforehand so I have some clue as to what to look for.
> >>
> >> I can re-enable the intelligent recovery again and see how it goes.
> >> >From a savings perspective, is 4 hours of heat pump generally more
> >> efficient than 2 hours of gas? Is there a general rule of thumb? If
> >> I'm saving a lot with the sole use of the heat pump than I'd feel
> >> better about the long startup.. And yes, the heat pump is quiet, much
> >> quieter than my previous A/C, but at 4am in the dead of night, it can
> >> still wake me up since it's close to my bedroom.
> >>
> >> Another thing the installer did that I didn't think was right was
> >> ratchet down the cfm output to try to fix/mask the noise issues. It
> >> was originally set to normal, they dropped it down to medium-low, when
> >> I still complained a week later, they dropped it down again to low.
> >> Won't this affect the efficiency of the system? Should I put it back
> >> to 'normal' since it did nothing for the rumble/vibration issues? They
> >> also have the Comfort-R disabled. Is that something that I should be
> >> enabling?
> >>
> >> I know my way around electronics, is there anything specific I could
> >> check to see if there is any screwed up wiring or settings?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Jason
> >
> > I peeked around the circuit board a bit. Here is what I've found that
> > seems incorrect:
> > It says to jumper W1 and W2 for single stage heating, and it'll use the
> > time delay to enable second stage. I have W1 and W2 jumpered.
> >
> > It says for heat pump systems, Y and O should be connected to the
> > low-voltage terminal board. O is not connected to anything in my
> > board.
> >
> > For two speed system, use YLO for low speed, and Y for high speed
> > connection to the low-voltage terminal board. YLO is unconnected in my
> > board.
> >
> > I also see a Heat Pump add-on box attached to the furnace. From what I
> > can gather, this seems to take the place of the thermostat to control
> > when the to use heat pump or gas:
> >
> > "If the outdoor temperature is below the balance point of the system,
> > and the heat pump cannot handle the load, when the temperature in the
> > room drops approximately 1-1/2 degrees further, second stage heat is
> > called for. Second stage turns the heat pump off and simultaneously
> > brings the furnace on. The furnace will now satisfy the second stage
> > only. The first stage of the thermostat is still calling. After a
> > minimum delay of 45 seconds, the heat pump will resume operation. If
> > the indoor temperature continues to rise, the thermostat will be
> > satisfied. If indoor temperature does not continue to rise but falls,
> > the second stage will call and bring on the gas furnace again."
> >
> > I guess this explains why W1/W2 are jumpered, this add on kit is doing
> > the work. Why did they choose to use this instead of the system
> > itself? This might also explain the cycling I experience...
> >
>
> DO NOT MESS WITH ANYTHING ELSE!!
> Get somebody out there that actually knows what they are doing.
Calm down, I'm not messing with anything. Do you have anything
constructive to add to the conversation?
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