Do you?

[grussell (George Russell)]

Fire up the heating units in summer months? If not why?
TIA,
G

[cevans (Chuck Evans, CMI)]

If the thermostat will go above the ambient temp in the house I do. I’ve done a few houses with bad ACs where the thermostat wouldn’t go high enough. I keep the runtime very short during hot days.

[kweiss (Kevin R. Weiss, TREC# 7108)]

Same as Chuck.

[mboyett (Michael Boyett, TREC #7290 (Ret) Boerne, TX)]

Ditto

[tleahy (Tom Leahy)]

As long as its not a heat pump, correct? And if it is a heat pump, check the emergency heat only?

[kweiss (Kevin R. Weiss, TREC# 7108)]

@tleahy

As long as its not a heat pump, correct? And if it is a heat pump, check the emergency heat only?

Correct.

[bthompson1 (Bruce Thompson, TREC# 9199)]

@tleahy

As long as its not a heat pump, correct? And if it is a heat pump, check the emergency heat only?

why?

[tleahy (Tom Leahy)]

Bruce, I actually learned that from a thread here on the NACHI board. Couldn’t locate but found this on line.
http://www.prospex.us/DOCS/HVAC/OEHHM.pdf