Do you need your Heat Pump repaired?

Heating Problems?

Do you need your Heat Pump repaired? Precision Heating & Air Conditioning is a locally owned company and we proudly serve Austin and surrounding areas including; Round Rock, Leander, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Georgetown. Here are the 10 most common Heat Pump

Heating Problems & Causes:

1. The outdoor unit will not come on

a. No power to the unit

i. Breaker issue

ii. Burned wires at disconnect

b. Bad Contactor

c. Bad Thermostat

d. Bad Transformer

e. Chewed low voltage wires

f. Burned wires at contactor

2. Tripping circuit breakers

a. Weak breaker

b. Compressor is grounded

c. Condenser fan motor shorted

d. Bad capacitor

3. Outdoor fan will not turn on

a. Bad fan motor

b. Burned wires

c. Bad Capacitor

4. Fan is working but compressor is not

a. Wires burnt at compressor

b. Compressor out on overload

i. Refrigerant charge too low or high

ii. Condenser coil needs to be cleaned

iii. Bad Capacitor

iv. Might need to replace compressor

c. Bad Start Capacitor

d. Might just need to add a hard start kit

e. Bad high pressure switch

5. Ice on unit – Frozen Heat Pump

a. This can be normal during the heating season

b. Might be low on refrigerants

c. Bad defrost timer

d. Bad blower motor

e. Change filter

f. Clean evaporator coil

6. No warm air – blowing cold air

a. Bad reversing valve

b. Might be low on refrigerant

c. Outdoor unit not running

i. No power to the unit

1. Breaker issue

2. Burned wires at disconnect

ii. Bad Contactor

iii. Bad Thermostat

iv. Bad Transformer

v. Chewed low voltage wires

vi. Burned wires at contactor

7. Emergency heat not working

a. Burned out heat strips

b. Bad limits

c. Bad thermostat

d. Air-handler is not getting power

e. Burned wire at air-handler

8. Outdoor unit always on

a. Might be low on refrigerant

b. Attic air pulling into returns

c. Bad thermostat

9. Outdoor unit is running, but indoor fan is not

a. Bad blower motor

b. Bad capacitor

c. Clean evaporator coil

d. Change filter

10. Large variance in temperature between different rooms

a. Need to add dampers

b. Need to adjust dampers for proper air balance

The 3 most common Humidifier Problems & Causes:

1. Visible Mold & Mildew around plenum

a. Corroded metering device

b. Clogged water filter

2. Unit not powering on

a. No water to unit

b. Bad 24 volt transformer

c. Bad fan sensing relay

d. No power to unit

3. Water leak from Humidifier

a. Connections have come loose

b. Clogged up drain