My 5th wheel has a fireplace in the living area. There are 2 AC units, one in the main living area and one in the bedroom. Also has a separate thermostat in each of those areas as well. The thermostat has 4 options to choose from
FAN - Have not used this yet, but I assume it just brings in air for circulation
COOL - which runs the AC
FURNACE - when I choose this option, heat comes out of the flooring vents.
HEAT PUMP - Have not used this as I am not sure of its function
So...what exactly is the Heat Pump.... how does it work and under what circumstances would I use it. How is it different from the furnace? I know the fireplace runs on electricity and I believe the furnace runs on propane?
As always...thanks for helping this newbie out
Marilyn
Lucky Mike said
08:35 PM Mar 15, 2014
heat pump above 38 degrees it reverses the flow of the a/c cycle and heats with the super heat off the condensor
bjoyce said
11:46 PM Mar 15, 2014
Mike said it about heat pump, it is your air conditioner running in reverse, which costs more than one that only cools. Depending on the model of the heat pump/air conditioner and the thermostat, it might go below 38 degrees (ours goes into periodic de-ice cycles and runs down to 30 degrees, but uses more electricity) and/or the thermostat will automatically switch to furnace when it is too cold (ours does). A heat pump above 38 degrees is more efficient than an electric space heater since it is extracting and concentrating heat from the air, not creating heat.
Fan setting runs only the fan, but you need it on low or high, not auto. On 30AMP you can only run one air conditioner (heat pump) in most cases, so many put the fan on the other air conditioner to move the air from the one running around. In really hot weather, over 90, put both fans on high, you will have better cooling.
-- Edited by bjoyce on Sunday 16th of March 2014 10:48:54 AM
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
06:51 AM Mar 16, 2014
The Heat Pump cycle will also help control humidity. Our AC fan will run continuously when on heat pump mode.
Terry and Jo said
03:25 PM Mar 16, 2014
When we ordered our Mobile Suites, we ordered the air conditioner units with heat pumps. It basically gives us an extra option should we NOT want to run the furnaces and use LPG and not have to dig out the supplemental Lasko electric heaters that we bought. However, below the minimum temp, the heat pumps really don't "generate" heat.
My 5th wheel has a fireplace in the living area. There are 2 AC units, one in the main living area and one in the bedroom. Also has a separate thermostat in each of those areas as well. The thermostat has 4 options to choose from
FAN - Have not used this yet, but I assume it just brings in air for circulation
COOL - which runs the AC
FURNACE - when I choose this option, heat comes out of the flooring vents.
HEAT PUMP - Have not used this as I am not sure of its function
So...what exactly is the Heat Pump.... how does it work and under what circumstances would I use it. How is it different from the furnace? I know the fireplace runs on electricity and I believe the furnace runs on propane?
As always...thanks for helping this newbie out
Marilyn
Mike said it about heat pump, it is your air conditioner running in reverse, which costs more than one that only cools. Depending on the model of the heat pump/air conditioner and the thermostat, it might go below 38 degrees (ours goes into periodic de-ice cycles and runs down to 30 degrees, but uses more electricity) and/or the thermostat will automatically switch to furnace when it is too cold (ours does). A heat pump above 38 degrees is more efficient than an electric space heater since it is extracting and concentrating heat from the air, not creating heat.
Fan setting runs only the fan, but you need it on low or high, not auto. On 30AMP you can only run one air conditioner (heat pump) in most cases, so many put the fan on the other air conditioner to move the air from the one running around. In really hot weather, over 90, put both fans on high, you will have better cooling.
-- Edited by bjoyce on Sunday 16th of March 2014 10:48:54 AM
When we ordered our Mobile Suites, we ordered the air conditioner units with heat pumps. It basically gives us an extra option should we NOT want to run the furnaces and use LPG and not have to dig out the supplemental Lasko electric heaters that we bought. However, below the minimum temp, the heat pumps really don't "generate" heat.
Terry