Can anyone confirm that this model produces heat using a heat pump? Or is it resistive strip? The Frigidaire manual does not say.
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From what I have learned it is a true heat pump but also has electric heat strip that comes on below 45 degrees. But central air/heat pumps have heat strips for below about 35 degrees.
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Ours came with the option of heating or cooling, so I'm assuming it has a heat strip inside, installed at the factory. We are, incidentally, very pleased with it as of now.
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Susan,I just installed my today.I wish I could have a pic to show you. Since I bought this to replace an old Intertherm heater.I had to purchase an adapter plate to avoid re frame my wall.This unit has the fan case of about 3" deep this case have to go inside your frame.The pic that you see on Amazon will be on top of your wall. It is just a cover of the actual fan and heating. I will pass on to you the e-mail of the Steve. he is the Cadet technical help. He was very helpful to me prior I purchase It. selhart@cadetheat.comIt is a great unit. You will like It. Good luck.They make It in 110 volts and 220 volts.I got the 110 v because that is what I had before. Susan,I just installed my today.I wish I could have a pic to show you. Since I bought this to replace an old Intertherm heater.I had to purchase an adapter plate to avoid re frame my wall.This unit has the fan case of about 3" deep this case have to go inside your frame.The pic that you see on Amazon will be on top of your wall. It is just a cover of the actual fan and heating. I will pass on to you the e-mail of the Steve. he is the Cadet technical help. He was very helpful to me prior I purchase It. selhart@cadetheat.comIt is a great unit. You will like It.... » Read More Susan,I just installed my today.I wish I could have a pic to show you. Since I bought this to replace an old Intertherm heater.I had to purchase an adapter plate to avoid re frame my wall.This unit has the fan case of about 3" deep this case have to go inside your frame.The pic that you see on Amazon will be on top of your wall. It is just a cover of the actual fan and heating. I will pass on to you the e-mail of the Steve. he is the Cadet technical help. He was very helpful to me prior I purchase It. selhart@cadetheat.comIt is a great unit. You will like It. Good luck.They make It in 110 volts and 220 volts.I got the 110 v because that is what I had before. « Show Less
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I have been using the power supply for a few months. The unit operates well. But it has problem with heat sinking. The unit has a finned heat exchanger to dissipate the heat but the power will cycle on / off because of the temperature rise due to inadequate natural heat convection. If you want the unit to operate all the time, you need an external fan to blow air on the finned exchanged. I hope this is helpful to you. Regards, Ram
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I have my unit in the basement and I have not noticed that it produces much heat at all, certainly less than the compressor types. Generating heat isn't that big an issue in Upstate New York. What I like about the unit is that it is very quiet. It cycles on and off indicating that it can keep my basement at a reasonable level of humidity without running all the time. I have no idea how well it might work in climate that is both hotter and more humid.
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I went to the frigidaire site. You can find out there. That's what I did. Good luck
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I would contact Frigidaire - they shipped out a new control panel when a Frigidaire a/c I ordered for a friend of mine arrives mauled by UPS - or search on ebay for this, and "save this search" so it will look through new listings daily - also, I eventually bought plexiglass, and cut it to make a better filler than the installation stuff it came with - and I taped GILA window film to the plexiglass so it matched my existing windows, and reflected the summer heat -
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I really cannot answer the question, we have had the coldest couple months here in years, My primary heat is all electric heat pump, so I was expecting a huge bill adding the heater also, I ran it quite a few days without turning it off, my bill was lower than I expected it to be, and it is a warmer heat than the heat pump
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I'm sorry but I decided to change my whole system to a ductless heat pump (best thing I've done to this house). I actually never used the thermostat, ended up in my good stuff junk pile. Wish I could help more.
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I have the model with the additional display module. I does get a bit warm. I called PI and discussed this with a tech. He had me measure the OHM rating of the actuator which employs a copper coil and is basically an electromagnet that is in the solenoid the allows power to pass thru the unit. He indicated the some heat is OK.
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I believe it said you need to buy something else for that feature, kind of deceptive. Also, mine did not work with my heat pump so I sent it back.
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This is straight from the Frigidaire user's manual (available at the Frigidaire website): "The unit is designed to operate between 41 F (5 C), and 96 F (35 C). The unit will not work properly if the temperature is out of this temperature range, or the performance of the unit will fall greatly." That said, my experience is that the unit WILL form frost/ice on the coils - you can't change the physics of how it works. But it has a sensor built in so that it simply will stop the compressor for 3 min, leave the fan running, and de-ice itself before resuming operation (all without harm to the dehumidifier). The unit is shipped with the humidistat set to "Continuous." Frigidaire recommends running the unit in continuous mode for the first 2-3 days to remove most of the moisture from the air, then dial down to an actual value appropriate for the area. (I use 45%.) Consistent with Frigidaire's instructions, once the unit starts removing water from the air, the moisture available to cause frost/ice on the coils will diminish, and, if you have an icing problem, it will lessen. In my experience, these units are good for about 500-600 sq ft. If you have a larger area that especially is damp, you may need more than one dehumidifier. That's my situation and my solution. I also keep my shop heated, and that helps reduce the relative humidity. Hope this helps! Added 8 Jun 13: Pam's question about coil icing and ambient temperature prompted me to explore the Frigidaire website as well as the owner's manual and my own experience. I discovered Frigidaire publishes the wiring diagram for the unit, and it's available for download. It's a block diagram, not detailed or with part numbers, but it's enough to troubleshoot the unit. In stark contrast, the most logical competing unit, Sunpentown, puts the wiring diagram on a decal behind the condensate water bucket, but they publish nothing. Finally, I don't know what happened to the price, but on 23 May 13, I paid $218.98 for the Frigidaire unit. Now it's over $250.
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Hmm. Aren't you supposed to put a fanless convection heater in front of the coldest area. A sliding door should be ideal. That's how the heat spreads around because of the differential in temps. That's the point of getting a fanless convection, I thought.
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Well, you have heard something that is completely wrong. Some people says things without knowing what they are saying. Pioneer has an sophisticated defrosting system. Just like every other well known brand heat pump in the market, it will automatically start defrosting mode when it feels ice build up on the coil based on a sophisticated set of instructions in its operating logic.
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No, fires. I bought and installed one at the outside cutoff box for my heat pump. As with any device handling high currents , it must have clean and very tight connections with no chance of a short between lines. Other than that, a problem could be a manufacturing defect. My HVAC service offered to sell and install the same model but wanted double my self service cost.
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The one I put in was rated for 240vac at up to 10amps, normal running I am only drawing about 1.5amps and running at 1700rpm This is a very quiet running pump, you have to be standing right next to it to hear it run, very happy with it. It was very easy to install if you know electricity at all, I have the veriable speed, which you can program easily to set minimum and maximum speeds, good instruction manual with it, draws way less electricity than old one.
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Phillip, I replaced the pump and it works without the ceramic sleeve. Actually, my problem was with the heater element and I didn't realize it before I bought the pump. First, I thought the thermostat was bad, but couldn't find one. Discovered a ground in the heater element that caused my ground fault to trip. Replaced the heater element and it worked fine, except that the warming heater is shot and unavailable. So it perks to completion, but will slowly perk a few shots as the temperature falls and rises. Will make a stronger cup of coffee with each temperature cycle. Unfortunately, our unit is old and parts are not available, but it is a beautiful looking old urn. It was personally satisfying to get it working again even if not perfectly. The next time it goes down will probably turn it into a museum piece.