If your heat pump isn’t the right size for your Brunswick, GA, home, you’ll have to contend with a great deal of trouble. Depending on whether your system is too large or too small, it will face its own problems, but each of them is serious. Here are a few signs that your heat pump might be the wrong size:
Short Cycling
Your heat pump should go through regular cycles of action and rest. If its cycles seem to end prematurely, we call this behavior “short cycling.” If your heat pump is too large for your home, it may reach your target temperature too quickly and begin short cycling.
Constant Operation
While the cycles of a large heat pump are likely to be too short, those of a small one will probably be too long. If your heat pump is too small for your home, it will struggle to bring the indoor temperature to your desired level. As a result, it will overwork itself trying to do so, resulting in constant operation.
Though many other things may cause your system to display this behavior, you should pay special attention to it. If you have noticed this since first installing your heat pump, a sizing issue is almost certainly at play.
High Costs
The cost of a wrongly sized heat pump may be significant, especially over the long run. If your system must constantly endure the strains of either short cycling or nonstop operation, it will be more likely to break down. Although important, regular heat pump maintenance will not be enough to undo the effects of this problem.
Unfortunately, if your heat pump is the wrong size, the only appropriate thing to do is to install a replacement. Our team of trained professionals can install a correctly sized heat pump. Call Ed's Comfort Solutions today to sign up for the finest heat pump installation services around Brunswick, GA.
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