When this unit is in the heat pump mode should the heat pump itself be running constantly or is it an off and on thing?
1961574
It will go on and off. BUT mine sometimes won't go on and the water only gets half warm. GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SERVICE PLAN!!! better yet don't buy this at all, it's been nothing but problems for me
1961575
The heat pump unit or the resistive units will operate only during the time necessary to heat the water to the desired temperature. I strongly suggest that you go to the GE website to study the various operating situations and become familiar with the available modes. It is a much better source of information than asking general questions in this forum.
1961576
In heat pump only mode, the compressor/fan will cycle on and off according to demand/satisfying of water temp.
65866
No, the fan stays on. In heat mode it turns off. This works the same way identically as on my Friedrich unit with simular specs (but this one is more powerful)
1253138
I can think of a couple of possibilities: 1. The thermostat may be malfunctioning and calling for heat continuously. A thermostat is basically a temperature controlled switch. When it calls for heat it completes a circuit that sends voltage to the heating system (the Taco valve head in my system), and when the room temperature reaches the set point the thermostat opens the circuit and the heat should go off. 2. The water valve for a zone in the house may be stuck open. Check the Taco valve head for the zone in question and make sure the manual bypass lever on the side is not pushed down. If it is, the water valve will be held open and the circulator pump will run continuously. I posted an answer to somebody else's previous question about a system not producing heat. I included a description of how my system works which may help you in understanding how yours works. Good luck.
108590
I ran it 24/7 in my insulated garage. It does cycle on and off. I had it just keep it at 50ish and it was almost never running when I would go in there. I have a 24x24 garage.
1336089
My unit seems to run fine at colder temps It will shut off itself if it does not need to run.. But I don't run it when it gets below 50 degrees outside ,because I have no need to run it then.
785445
you have 2 screens one for fan to set it to on or auto. The other for heat or cool. Set either one to a temp that will make sure it won't come on and the fan to on and it will run continuously.
334117
The unit stays powered all the time. I not checked excessive heating (only a slight heating, that's normal).
1444229
My model (looks the same) only has an on/off switch. It would keep running even if all the oil was gone. VC
1345151
The fan should not run continuously. If the evap. Thermostat is satisfied with the room temperature the whole unit should stop running. Make sure your setting is not on DRY.
848271
Yes, the fan run constantly, even when not heating. It's actually nice (in my opinion) that it maintains a fairly constant state of white noise, rather than fully shutting down.
545021
Yes the unit runs continusly but you can hear when the condener kicks in to remove the humidity. When Humidity is low just the fan runs all the time.
1452992
It isn`t off it`s set that way. It`s that way so it won`t constantly be running. You can adjust it if you wish.
845846
To be fair I haven't paid much attention to it, but yes as I recall the unit continues to run even after the humidity setting is reached.
2099843
I haven't had that problem. My thermostat follows the schedule I've programed. There may be a problem with your unit.
225142
Mine is working fine. I only intermittently use the high heat setting since it gets so hot, I have to switch to a lower setting, or cool occasionally. But, so far, so good! No complaints here.
2193240
I have not had any problems yet. But I think the unit is not starting as fast as it did at first. But it is still heating as it should.
175554
It seems that it is always on, however it may self regulate. There is no external thermostat. I watch the temperatures and plug it in when its headed below zero, so far it has been great for my two goats.