In this troubleshooting situation, the equipment is a package unit heat pump, and the customer has called for service because although they have the thermostat set at 74° F, the temperature in the ...

In this troubleshooting situation, you are responding to a customer’s complaint about their heat pump, and you’re not the first technician called in to service this equipment. The customer’s ...

Find the disconnect switch to your air handler or furnace, and switch it off. This will be located near the unit. Shut off the circuit breaker at your home’s electrical panel if you can’t find the ...

(NEXSTAR) – With frigid temperatures, ice and snow in the forecast for much of the U.S. this week, heaters practically everywhere are going to be working overtime. If you’re not feeling the warmth, ...

The heat pump which cools [Chris LeBlanc’s] home lacks the sort of control he was looking for. It’s just got a timer, which switches it off automatically. He wanted to the ability to schedule the ...

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because they absorb and move heat from the air, heat pumps are exceptionally energy-efficient ...

Chart shows that it took more electricity to heat a home with a heat pump when the thermostat was changed during the day (“on-off”) vs. constant temperature Credit: US Department of Energy—Courtesy ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – With frigid temperatures, ice ...