Trane heat pump defrost mode won't finish working stops after 3 minutes

independent12fl Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Feb 18, 2010, 08:06 AM

Trane heat pump defrost mode won't finish working stops after 3 minutes

Trane heat pump won't defrost automatically when I try it manually it comes on but only staying on for about 3 minutes and never gets to defrost

hvac1000 Posts: 14,540, Reputation: 435

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Feb 18, 2010, 12:02 PM

Bad sensor?
Bad defrost board?

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