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Your heat pump will heat and cool your home
year round, saving your energy dollars. During
the summer, a heat pump performs like any
normal air conditioner. That is, the excess heat
energy inside the home is absorbed by the
refrigerant and exhausted outside the home.
During the winter months, a heat pump performs
like an air conditioner running in reverse. That
is, available heat energy outside the home is
absorbed by the refrigerant and exhausted
inside the home. This is an efficient heating
means because you only pay for “moving” the
heat from the outdoors to the indoor area. You
do not pay to generate the heat, as is the case
with more traditional furnace designs.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
To Operate Your Heat Pump in Cooling —
1. Set the thermostat system switch to COOL
and the thermostat fan switch to AUTO.
(See Figure 1)
2. Set the thermostat temperature selector to
the desired cooling temperature. The outdoor
unit fan, the indoor blower, and the compressor
will all cycle on and off to maintain the indoor
temperature at the desired cooling level.
To Shut Off Air Conditioner
1.
Turn the system switch to "Heat" or "Off."
2.
Turn the thermostat to the desired heating
temperature setting.
To Operate Your Heat Pump For Heating —
1. Set the thermostat system switch to HEAT
and the thermostat fan switch to AUTO.
(See Figure 1)
2. Set the thermostat temperature selector to
the desired heating temperature. The outdoor
unit fan, the indoor blower, and the compressor
will all cycle on and off to maintain the indoor
temperature at the desired heating level.
Defrost — During cold weather heating
operation, the outdoor unit will develop a coating
of snow and ice on the heat transfer coil. This
is normal and the unit will periodically defrost
itself. During the defrost cycle, the outdoor fan
will stop, while the compressor continues to run
and heat the outdoor coil, causing the snow and
ice to melt. During defrost, there may be some
steam rising from the outdoor unit as the warm
coil causes some melted frost to evaporate.
BEFORE YOU CALL A SERVICEMAN
Check your system at the start of each air
conditioning season. Make sure it's working
correctly, clean or change filters and make any
needed adjustments.
In addition, follow these simple rules:
1.
Never run your system without a filter. If
you do, the cooling coils will collect dirt and
may become clogged.
2.
Leave thermostat set at the comfort level
you wish. Let it control the operation of the
air conditioning system. If room temp is
unsatisfactory, gradually raise the setting
until comfort is restored.
3.
It takes longer for an air conditioner to cool
your dwelling than it does for your furnace
to heat it. So . . . don't turn the unit on and
expect an immediate drop in temperature.
If your home is hot and humid, the tempera-
ture will drop slowly.
4.
Check your filters every 30 days to see if
they are dirty. To keep them clean, use a
mild solution of detergent and water on
washable types. Replace non washable
filters.
5.
Keep your outdoor condenser coil clean.
(You can hose it down when it gets dirty.)
If your air conditioner isn't working:
1.
Make sure the fuses are not blown or that
your circuit breakers are on.
SECTION 1. OWNER INFORMATION
Figure 1. Typical Heat/Cool Thermostat
FAN SWITCH
TEMPERATURE SELECTOR
