Our troubleshooting problem involves a split system heat pump in which the outdoor unit is operating in an 85°F ambient, and when you arrive in response to the customer’s no cooling complaint, you find the indoor fan operating normally, and you also note that 240 volts is read at L1 and L2 of the outdoor unit.
For the second straight year, a team of University of Maryland (UMD) students has won the Max Tech and Beyond Design Competition for Ultra-Low-Energy-Use Appliances and Equipment.
Combined United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 721,979 units in July 2013, up 15.2 percent from 626,951 units shipped in July 2012, according to figures from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
Part of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) project to reduce energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions, S-RAM Dynamics has been awarded a grant to help commercialize a new natural refrigerant heat pump.
Patrick Woodcock, director of the Maine governor’s energy office, recently visited Northeast Technical Institute to observe strides being made in advancing Maine’s heat pump initiative.
United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 923,067 units in June 2013, up 7.7 percent from 857,362 units shipped in June 2012, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
The Heil® QuietComfort® DXC single-stage heat pump is designed to interface with the Observer™ communicating system, making it easy to install and service, said the company.
Technical Training Associates has announced its new “Heating Systems Workshop: Servicing Gas and Electric Furnaces & Heat Pumps, and Carbon Monoxide & Combustion Analysis Technician Certification,” scheduled for Sept. 17, 18, 19, and 20, 2013 in Phoenix.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) reported that U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 357,637 units