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frankout

209.33.209.87

"HELP! Heat pump problems in heat...." , posted Sat 8 Nov 20:52

I Have a stupid question. I have a york heatpump. When i installed it, it had a leak from the factory. I fixed it, leak tested and pumped it down. I put freon on per super cool. It worked GREAT all summer long. Now in heat the condensor shuts off after 10 min. The gauges do call me a RETARD before it shuts off. Could be low on freon? What is the main cause and any other causes?

frank

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albdarn

70.1.186.191

"Re(1):HELP! Heat pump problems in heat...." , posted Tue 11 Nov 13:22

oops, sorry, the last number was an 800 number.

albdarn

70.1.186.191

"Re(1):HELP! Heat pump problems in heat...." , posted Tue 11 Nov 13:18

quote:
I Have a stupid question. I have a york heatpump. When i installed it, it had a leak from the factory. I fixed it, leak tested and pumped it down. I put freon on per super cool. It worked GREAT all su ...

not a stupid question. I live in Sandy Valley (about 50 miles SW of Vegas). Same problem. Just installed mine. After several days of trouble shooting I've talked with a york tech who says no matter what the literature says about my air handler blower being used on a system this size, the tech says it has to have a 5 ton blower. My system is only a 4 ton, but this is what york told me. My model # is EB17C. It's new, and I just installed it. The blower in this air handler was only a 3 1/2 ton. The blower is much easier to replace than the txv valve. To get help from york support you must say you are an licensed installer... 877-874-7378 or for manufactured homes 00-228-7896. Good luck.

Jojo98

68.60.207.210

"Re(1):HELP! Heat pump problems in heat...." , posted Sat 8 Nov 23:03

Did you install a bi-flow liquid lie drier. Heat pumps MUST have a Bi-flow.

frankout

209.33.209.87

"Re(2):HELP! Heat pump problems in heat...." , posted Sun 9 Nov 01:31

Sure did it can installed in the unit.

frank

oldmangobles

64.85.145.187

"Re(3):HELP! Heat pump problems in heat...." , posted Sun 9 Nov 12:21

test the outdoor txv valve by placing the sensor bulb,first in a glass of ice water then in warm water to see if it ramps up and down.sounds like it might be defective.

old man mike

oldmangobles

64.85.145.187

"Re(3):HELP! Heat pump problems in heat...." , posted Sun 9 Nov 12:21

test the outdoor txv valve by placing the sensor bulb,first in a glass of ice water then in warm water to see if it ramps up and down.sounds like it might be defective.

old man mike