This what happens when your heat pump doesn’t defrost itself during cold weather. When operating in heating mode, the outdoor coil is very cold and moisture condenses on it. During very cold weather, this moisture freezes and ice builds up. To prevent this, your heat pump has a defrost mode where it shuts off the fan and operates in air conditioning mode for a short period of time, send hot gas through the outdoor coil to melt any frost that’s formed and prevent the buildup of ice. The defrost mode isn’t working on this heat pump.
Mark Cramer
Mark Cramer Inspection Services, Inc.
492 20th Ave.
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785
727-595-4211
http://www.BestTampaInspector.com
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