Heat pumps - Page 5

At home

October needed heat at breakfast and shade at lunch

Mild days can expose schedule and mode confusion. Start with the room pattern and the controls you actually have.

At home

I gave the heat pump its own patch of winter

Plan snow storage around an operating heat pump, using the clearance requirements for the installed model.

Nora's house

The heat pump was fine. The path was slippery

Water released during defrost needs somewhere safe to go. Watch the path, the stand and the surrounding drainage.

At home

One remote wanted summer. The other wanted winter

Separate remotes do not always mean simultaneous heating and cooling. Check how the shared outdoor unit handles different requests.

At home

The outdoor sound changed before the weather did

A changing hum can reflect changing output. New grinding, striking or persistent harsh noise still deserves attention.

A heat pump is right for most Toronto houses

Yes, most Toronto houses should be looking at a heat pump. This is the four-question test we use before we put one on a quote.