SAFETY INFORMATION
IMPORTANT: Please read all instructions before servicing this equipment. Pay attention to all safety warnings and any other special notes highlighted in the manual. Safety markings are used frequently throughout this manual to designate a degree or level of seriousness and should not be ignored. WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided, could result in personal injury or death.CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury or property damage.
USER INFORMATION
About the Heat Pump
Your heat pump is a unique, all weather comfort- control appliance that will heat and cool your home year round and provide energy saving comfort. It’s an unknown fact that heat is always in the air, even when the outside temperature is below freezing. The heat pump uses this basic law of physics to provide energy saving heat during the winter months. For example, If the outdoor temperature is 47° F (8° C), your heat pump can deliver approximately 3.5 units of heat energy per each unit of electrical energy used, as compared to a maximum of only 1 unit of heat energy produced with conventional heating systems.
In colder temperatures, the heat pump performs like an air conditioner run in reverse. Available heat energy outside the home is absorbed by the refrigerant and exhausted inside the home. This efficient process means you only pay for“moving” the heat from the outdoors to the indoor area.You do not pay to generate the heat, as is the case with more traditional furnace designs.
During summer, the heat pump reverses the fl ow of the
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Figure 1. Digital Thermostat
Operating Instructions
Cooling Operation
1.Set the thermostat’s system mode to COOL or AUTO and change the fan mode to AUTO. See Figure 1
2.Set the temperature selector to the desired temperature level. The outdoor fan, compressor, and blower motor will all cycle on and off to maintain the indoor temperature at the desired cooling level.
NOTE: If the temperature level is
Heating Operation
1.Set the thermostat’s system mode to HEAT or AUTO and change the fan mode to AUTO. See Figure 1.
2.Set the temperature selector to the desired temperature level. The compressor, outdoor fan, and blower motor will cycle on and off to maintain the indoor temperature at the desired heating level.
NOTE: If the temperature level is
Emergency Heat
Some thermostats may include a system mode called EM HT or AUX HT, etc. This is a back- up heating mode that should only be used if a problem is suspected. With the mode set to EM HT, etc., the compressor and outdoor fan will be locked off and supplemental heat (electric resistance heating) will be used as a source of heat.Sustained use of electric resistance heat in place of the heat pump will result in an increase in electric utility costs.
Defrost
During cold weather heating operation, the outdoor unit will develop a coating of snow and ice on the heat transfer coil. This is normal and the unit will defrost itself. This unit features Adaptive Demand Defrost that monitors ambient and coil temperatures to regulate the defrost function accordingly.
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