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Posted by Bubba on December 4, 2007, 5:18 pm
>>
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >>>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
>
So using your logic (hehehe).............
Id stack two boxes of rocks side by side and still say,
"You are dumber than two boxes of rocks".
How sad it must be to be that fuquering dumb.
Bubba
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