Heat Pumps and Electric Heating - Heat pump freezing with heat on?

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HeatJet52
01-18-07, 10:31 AM
What causes the outside of the heat pump to freeze up with the heat on? The outside air temp is about 40. I have the thermostat set at 70.

Ed Imeduc
01-18-07, 10:40 AM
Because the outside unit in running like a AC right now. to give you heat inside. When there is a build up of ice on it . The unit should go into a defrost for you. When it does . You can see smoke. But its not smoke it will be just steam is all off the unit
HeatJet52
01-18-07, 02:49 PM
Because the outside unit in running like a AC right now. to give you heat inside. When there is a build up of ice on it . The unit should go into a defrost for you. When it does . You can see smoke. But its not smoke it will be just steam is all off the unit


Is this a problem, is it normal? I looked around the neighborhood and all the other units are not froze.

Ed Imeduc
01-18-07, 03:03 PM
Ok Id say hold off till tomorrow. if it dont go into defrost call a tech to check out the defrost board on your unit then. Can be the board the timer or the sensors.