I like heat pumps. If it comes down to it we also have a wood burning fireplace. I never use it though as I hate the hassle of messing with it.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 11, 2021, at 5:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > The heat strips are fine, it’s more an issue of a heat pump not producing > the “hot” air people are often accustomed to with gas forced air. They’re not > terribly efficient, either, but that’s the drawback of having a heat pump. > > I found it sort of weird with our Indiana house as it has a conventional gas > furnace, so the air that comes out the vents is HOT! That’s after living in > houses with heat pumps for years. > > -D > >> On Feb 11, 2021, at 6:07 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> You should look into some propane backup heaters or something to tie into >> your heat pump system. A friend has a heat pump and some sort of propane >> system in her house, she is always complaining about having to run the >> propane heater but I told her it was better than the electric heat strips. >> >> --FT >> >>> On 2/11/21 5:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> And it’s tripped again. Basically if the aux heat runs for any amount of >>> time it trips. I will shut down the system and swap a couple of breakers >>> around and see what happens. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Feb 11, 2021, at 4:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I guess I could go swap a couple of breakers around in there and see if >>>> the problem follows the breaker. I do not have a clamp on meter. >>>> >>>> I could also see if I can get into the air handler. >>>> >>>>> On 2/11/2021 4:50 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> I would suspect the breaker before I would suspect the heat strips. Heat >>>>> strips don’t short typically, they fail open. Got a clamp on ammeter you >>>>> can use to check the current draw when they’re on? Then you would know >>>>> for sure. >>>>> >>>>> Might want to give the air handler a look to make sure there’s nothing >>>>> amiss, like something across the heat strips. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 11, 2021, at 5:47 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> It is in the 20's today and will be into the single digits this week. >>>>>> One thing I have noticed for quite a while is every now and then the >>>>>> breaker for the aux heat will be tripped. I usually just reset it and >>>>>> its fine but the aux heat does not have to run much as it has not been >>>>>> that cold. When we got back I had it set for 65 and the breaker was >>>>>> tripped again. I set the temp back to 68 and checked later and the >>>>>> breaker was tripped again. I reset it and just now checked it and temp >>>>>> is now up to 68 and the breaker tripped a 3rd time. In other words, I >>>>>> need to get this addressed. What could be the cause? Thought about >>>>>> swapping out the breaker in case it was getting weak but what else could >>>>>> be the cause? Is it likely something is shorting in the heat strips >>>>>> itself? Not sure if I should investigate and resolve or just turn in a >>>>>> service request to the home warranty company. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> -- >> --FT >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
