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Posted by Zyp on December 6, 2007, 2:14 am
.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> OK, this moron is my nomination for this year's 'Asshole of the Year'
> group award.
>
>
>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I bought a house that has a newly installed Trane air heat pump
>>>>>>> and an electric furnace emergency backup.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As far as I'm concerned I don't want the HVAC company that
>>>>>>> installed it to look at it as they want to charge me for an
>>>>>>> incompetent setup.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The way its set up is the heat pump runs whenever the stat is
>>>>>>> calling for heat...even down below temps in the teens and
>>>>>>> colder when the heat pump is obviously useless...it still runs
>>>>>>> along with the electric furnace. This is a horrible waste of
>>>>>>> electricity and I figure is costing me about 30% more on my
>>>>>>> electric bill when the outside temp is that cold.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone know of a thermostat that I can install that is
>>>>>>> inexpensive as possible that will lock the heat pump out when
>>>>>>> the electric furnace kicks on? Or one that I can install an
>>>>>>> outside sensor and the heat pump kicks off at a certain temp
>>>>>>> and tells the backup to run?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You got 3 choices... you can call the installer to come out and
>>>>>> correct
>>>>>> any problems, or you can call a competent, licensed HVAC tech to
>>>>>> come out and correct any problems, or you can live with it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or I can get a proper thermostat and outdoor sensor and do it
>>>>> myself. Its not that hard, just didn't know which thermostat to
>>>>> use or what is available.
>>>>>
>>>>> dont HVAC techs just hate it when normal people can do what they
>>>>> can do? Must really suck.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Clueless sum-biatch, aint cha.
>>>> As Noon said, read the performance charts you clueless ass-wipe.
>>>> Bubba
>>>
>>> Actually I doubt Noon has ever had to actually understand and apply
>>> heat pump heating performance charts.
>>
>> Not only that, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that
>> heat pump performance charts don't mean a thing if the heat pump is
>> no longer able to bring the indoor temperature up to satisfy the
>> thermostat.
>>
>> So if a heat pump is running and instead of the indoor temp going
>> up...it goes down...its a waste of electricity for it to run from
>> that point on. Its called common sense which a few of the so-called
>> HVAC techs seem to lack.
>>
>> Mind you, I'm not talking about the credible techs with real
>> knowledge...just a few hacks that have no business being in the
>> business...like p.jm, Bubba and Noon-Air
>>
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