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ToniD
11-17-04, 07:02 PM
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I have a Rheem Unit. We just started using the heat unit this fall and one of the first few times we cut it on, the return vent "blew" out dust and the whole room was hazy. We thought it was weird but it only happened once so we thought no more of it. Now, our return vent has hot air coming out of it. It is not blowing out of the return vent but if you put your hand or walk by it, you can feel heat. Any ideas on what this could be? It is only 4 years old.
mattison
11-18-04, 05:16 AM
That's odd.

How do the supplies feel? Does this have a/c on it?

Are you sure that's a return vent?
ToniD
11-18-04, 09:09 AM
Yes, it is the return vent. We have been here for 4 years and this has never happened. It is not really blowing out heat, but you feel it. We are thinking that the thermostat may be broken b/c you can hear it working under the house but it doesn't always come out of the vents. Very strange. This system has given us nothing but trouble. We would love to get a new one (Trane), but simply can't afford it right now. So, we are just trying to figure it out on our own before we call someone. Last night we had to put the fan on "on" instead of "Auto" for it to work good.
ToniD
11-19-04, 11:16 AM
It was the contactor...it welded itself together
Ed Imeduc
11-19-04, 12:33 PM
It was the contactor...it welded itself together
We just started using the heat unit this fall and one of the first few times we cut it on, the return vent "blew" out dust and the whole room was hazy. We thought it was weird but it only happened once so we thought no more of it. Now, our return vent has hot air coming out of it. It is not blowing out of the return vent but if
Im at a loss to just what you had happen here.

ED :confused:
hvac4u
11-19-04, 06:22 PM
i am with ed... stuck contactor will not cause what you described
CoolBreeze
11-19-04, 08:47 PM
I'm with youz twouz, LOL !! Need more info or better explanation of events.

Take care,
CoolBreeze
dap612
12-21-04, 01:36 PM
Sounds more like refrigerant filled the room and you have an leak in your A/C system. See if you can still get the a/c to run.

:alarm:
dap612
Jay11J
12-21-04, 06:59 PM
I am lost too! LOL

Did the service tech tell you why you had this happen???

maybe some odd reason, the blower ran backwards?? (but then if it ran backward, there be no air flow??)