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AC/Heat issues
Posted on 12/23/22 at 11:54 am
Posted on 12/23/22 at 11:54 am
My thermostat is set on 74 heater on. Thermostat shows 65 degrees. Heater is running and breaker is good. Any suggestions?
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Posted on 12/23/22 at 11:55 am to Leon Spinks
Close the back door.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 11:56 am to Leon Spinks
Can you feel hot air out the vent?
Posted on 12/23/22 at 11:57 am to Leon Spinks
Sounds like a heat pump, they are not very good below 30 degrees, switch to emergency heat and hope for the best
Posted on 12/23/22 at 11:57 am to Leon Spinks
If you have a heat pump then it's probably not keeping up with the draft through your house. Which also may mean that your auxillary heat isn't kicking on to make up the difference. Check your system to make sure it doesn't require you to manually turn it on.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 11:58 am to Leon Spinks
Is this unit a heat pump or electric heat strips or natural gas? What are we dealing with here?
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:01 pm to Leon Spinks
I’m having the opposite problem. My heat won’t shut off once it reaches the set temp on the thermostat. Air handler is one week old. Thermostat otherwise works in every other way it’s supposed to, including when the ac is on. It shuts off for that. It’s not due to the cold either. I was testing it yesterday before the front came through and the heat wouldn’t shut off then either. Very strange.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:02 pm to pochejp
shite I don’t know. Damn things not even a year old. It’s electric
This post was edited on 12/23/22 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:05 pm to Leon Spinks
Need to know the basics, if you don't have a clue about your HVAC system then you won't get good suggestions.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:07 pm to Leon Spinks
quote:
My thermostat is set on 74 heater on. Thermostat shows 65 degrees. Heater is running and breaker is good. Any suggestions?
This is like saying “my AC is set to 60, but it’s 68 degrees inside” when it’s 100 degrees outside, then asking for suggestions.
There could be a million different reasons why your heater can’t keep up.
ETA: OK, I have two suggestions.
1. Learn to live with 65 degrees, or
2. Buy a gas furnace
This post was edited on 12/23/22 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:08 pm to Clames
Having same issue according to my wife. I'm at work for the next two hours. Mine is a heat pump, I had her turn on emergency heat just now.
But she says she hasn't felt anything blowing from vents. Wouldnt the vents still blow if it's just struggling cause it's a heat pump?
But she says she hasn't felt anything blowing from vents. Wouldnt the vents still blow if it's just struggling cause it's a heat pump?
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:08 pm to Leon Spinks
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I don’t know
Probably a heat pump. Put your stat in emergency (auxiliary heat) mode and carry on.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:11 pm to Leon Spinks
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shite I don’t know. Damn things not even a year old. It’s electric
This is how OP adds oil to his car
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:12 pm to Leon Spinks
If you have an option on your thermostat, other than heat or cool, that says "emergency" or "auxiliary", choose that one and see if that helps.
As others have said, you may have a heat pump.
As others have said, you may have a heat pump.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:13 pm to NATidefan
That could be your blower motor if no air is moving.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:16 pm to AllDayEveryDay
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That could be your blower motor if no air is moving
It's less than a year old rheem, could thr cold cause that to break somehow?
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:17 pm to pochejp
quote:
Is this unit a heat pump or electric heat strips or natural gas? What are we dealing with here?
To expound upon this, many systems are heat pumps as primary with electric back up when it gets colder. Heat pumps use the outside unit to create heat and the electric heat strips are just like an electric heater as a back up.
If its a new system its possible the thermostat wasn't programmed properly or that you need to go to "emergency heat" to use the heat strips when it gets too cold for the heat pump.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:21 pm to NATidefan
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But she says she hasn't felt anything blowing from vents. Wouldnt the vents still blow if it's just struggling cause it's a heat pump?
Yes
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:22 pm to CrawDude
Thats what I thought
Posted on 12/23/22 at 12:28 pm to NATidefan
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It's less than a year old rheem, could thr cold cause that to break somehow?
Not likely - less than a year old, you should have a 1 year labor warranty which pretty standard, parts 10 years if properly registered (5 years if not), maybe call the installing company for service before you leave the office to get on their list - you know they are have a list of service calls - you can always call and cancel if you figure it out when you get home.
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