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To: DeLaine

It’s the reversing valve most likely ($200 avg.) or it’s not getting the signal to turn the compressor off / heat strips on when temps hit 35F. Also, the reverse cycle may not be long enough, which would be a bad controller board ( $239 avg.)


8 posted on 01/21/2008 9:45:43 AM PST by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: RSmithOpt

A good heat pump turns the blower off basically and runs the unit in AC mode a bit for defrosting, but it’s the reversing valve that usually sticks...bad solenoid usually and most are built in. They have to be removed by a a pro and then silver soldering the new one back in-line by a pro that can recover and filter the freon, pull the vacuum on the system and then recharge the lines with the correct amount (lbs) of refrigerant.


10 posted on 01/21/2008 9:51:29 AM PST by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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