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    belladonna729 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 9, 2010, 05:06 PM
    Why does the outside condenser unit freeze up on 2 of the 4 sides?
    I'm new to heat pumps and live in sunny fla. Where the temp is now below 30 degrees. Darn, I was going to go to the beach today... my outside condenser unit is freezing up on 2 out of 4 sides. Like a layer of frost covering it. Is this normal? I thought the heat pump cycles to prevent this. Should I "defrost ' it with a hose?
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    Jan 9, 2010, 07:10 PM
    No,, call out the techs,, needs serviced,, I wouldn`t run it till checked out,, switch tstat to emergency heat
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