I am new to this home and there is an FHP geothermal heat pump installed. I have set the thermostat for heat, yet the unit continues to blow cold air. Any ideas?
I live in Melbourne Beach, FL. The inside temp now is 54. The compressor starts, runs for 3 seconds, then stops. Fan continues blowing cold air. When the compressor was running, the water pump did pump water fine (open loop system). There are two capacitors: a 7.5 MFD and a 35 MFD. They both look good. I tested the smaller one at the local ACE Hardware, it tested fine.
Donshade, I'm a couple hours away from you...just south of Jax, FL. If the compressor starts and runs for 3 seconds, capacitor(s) probably aren't the problem. Is the installer's business info somewhere on the unit? Would the seller of the home at least point you to the installer? It would be a bit of a ride for me but if you can't find a more local servicer I might be willing to shoot down there...I'd have to charge a bit for the trip. email me - curt "at" greenersolutionsac.com "at" needs to be @
When you say compressor runs for a "few seconds" that would indicate refrigerant problem (generally). If it actually runs a minute or more I'd look at filter and water flow. I'm actually shivering just 18 hours up the road from you.....if you'd like to fly the family and I to sunny Florida.....I'll throw in a free heat pump exam. Good luck, Joe
Agree - it may be tripping out on high refrigerant pressure perhaps caused by a bad metering device or other restriction
And then you can stop by here for a little skiing on the way home. It got up to 20* here (outside, not inside) for the first time this week! Baked goods for all and you can tweak my system that's been running on aux heat since the weekend. )~: Deal?
