bluedorn
Jun 26, 2008, 01:19 PM
I have a heat pump system with an air handler inside and the compressor/heat pump unit outside.
I was switching out thermostats and noticed that the white wire coming from the thermostat was not hooked up to anything inside the air handler, and in the air handler the white (aux electric heat) was also not hooked up. Did they purposely unhook this to save money?
I understand that a heatpump will cost less than running the electric heat strips.
If I wanted electric heat I can just run the emerg heat setting. That's a no brainer!
But is it common for someone to unhook the aux heat?
I was switching out thermostats and noticed that the white wire coming from the thermostat was not hooked up to anything inside the air handler, and in the air handler the white (aux electric heat) was also not hooked up. Did they purposely unhook this to save money?
I understand that a heatpump will cost less than running the electric heat strips.
If I wanted electric heat I can just run the emerg heat setting. That's a no brainer!
But is it common for someone to unhook the aux heat?