Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    bodieangel's Avatar
    bodieangel Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Nov 19, 2008, 07:17 AM
    Heat Pump Problems
    I have an Amana heat pump.The heat is barely working and the outside unit has frost rings around it.Help it's cold!. Sorry will try to explain.. The outside unit is running and there is frost building up on the part of the unit that looks like a radiator... It's only 3 years old and have never had problems heating or cooling before... It started frosting up last week but no problems until this week when the Temp dropped below freezing.
    dac122's Avatar
    dac122 Posts: 463, Reputation: 17
    Full Member
    		  
    #2

    Nov 19, 2008, 08:17 AM

    Having frost build up on the outdoor unit is not good. Until you figure this out run your emergency/backup heat until the frost is melted.

    Frost is certainly likely at that outdoor temp, but the unit should be going into defrost to prevent this. So maybe your defrost board/control module is bad. The other possibility is your system has sprung a leak and you are low on charge.

    Please keep your posts together as it is easier to help you.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Heat Pump Problems [ 1 Answers ]

I have an Amana heat pump.The heat is barely working and the outside unit has frost rings around it.Help it's cold!

Tempstar heat pump problems [ 3 Answers ]

I have a tempstar heatpump that won't stop freezing up with the ac on hvac man said everything checked out but still have problem, also condensation is in the lower section under the coils. Got any ideas

NO HEAT! Janitrol heat pump and AC system. Changing to Lux Thermostat. Wiring issue. [ 11 Answers ]

I have a Janitrol A/C and heat pump system. I replaced the thermostat with a Lux T9000LC The A/C works fine, but the heater does not. I have it wired as follows: G - Green Y - Yellow W - White RH - Pink B -

Heat pump problems [ 3 Answers ]

My upstairs unit is a heat pump. It is not yet 6 years old. Recently, it has been giving me problems. The blower will turn on, but it doesn't seem to put out heat or cold. Does that make any sense? We have had both cold days and hot days in the past few weeks. On the cold days, it can't seem to...

Strange Breaker problems with Heat pump and AC unit [ 1 Answers ]

Recently we have been having strange issues with our breakers. :confused: Typically if we have more than 2 appliances running in the kitchen, the GFI outlets will pop the breaker. We just reset it, and try not to use too many things at once. This is fine. :rolleyes: But... yesterday, I...

View more questions Search