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    Jan 11, 2010, 08:03 PM
    If you have central air and heat,does the outside unit run when the heater is on
    We live in Florida, and for the first time, we had to turn our central heat on. Its only several years old. I know nothing about it. My question is does the outside unit run when the heater is on? It makes a lot of noise when it starts up
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    Jan 11, 2010, 08:09 PM

    If you system is a heat pump and uses a electric or gas furnace then yes sometimes the outdoor unit will run. If you only have heating with an Air Conditioning system then the unit outside should not run, So I am guessing that you do have the Duel Fuel Heat Pump system.
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    Jan 11, 2010, 08:09 PM

    Is this a heat pump? Is the central heating unit inside the building in a basement or utility room?
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    Dec 24, 2010, 09:22 PM
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    Bob.. My daughter in Ohio has the same problem when the heat goes on the central air outside unit runs? They have no heat pump , gas furnace heating system is in the basement and is only two years old?
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