Engne@discuss.tchncs.de to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 11 months agoIs there something wrong my AC? It’s a 1 year old unit and it can’t seem to keep up. For reference it is a high of 92 F todaydiscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down13
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageIs there something wrong my AC? It’s a 1 year old unit and it can’t seem to keep up. For reference it is a high of 92 F todaydiscuss.tchncs.deEngne@discuss.tchncs.de to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareBrkdncr@artemis.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYou can’t “run the heat pump and a/c at the same time” because it’s a single unit. There’s a valve that slides when powered to switch the hot side with the cold side. That’s literally the only difference between a/c and a heat pump.
minus-squareblinkmepacman@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYou are correct, but they probably have backup electric heat. Heat strips were being engaged along with a/c.
You can’t “run the heat pump and a/c at the same time” because it’s a single unit. There’s a valve that slides when powered to switch the hot side with the cold side. That’s literally the only difference between a/c and a heat pump.
You are correct, but they probably have backup electric heat. Heat strips were being engaged along with a/c.