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    Feb 13, 2010, 03:11 PM
    Heat pumps cold weather forming ice on the outside
    My heat pump foms a thick layer of soft ice on the outside of it in cold wet weather. Is this normal?
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    Feb 13, 2010, 04:18 PM
    Yes as long as it eventually defrosts around the coil area. The heat pump will go into defrost as programed by the defrost control circuit board.
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