Common Heat Pump Installation Mistakes

A heat pump installation project is an undertaking that you shouldn’t attempt to handle on your own. Instead, you should entrust it to a skilled professional. As such, it’s important to ensure that you’re hiring a skilled technician to handle this job for you. Otherwise, you might run into common heat pump installation mistakes that can spell disaster for your HVAC unit. In this post, Albert Air Inc, a top air conditioning service expert, shares some of these.

Improperly-sized ducts. Ducts with improper sizing, design or installation will inhibit proper airflow. This kind of error can result in the HVAC compressor failing, drafty winter operation and decreased energy efficiency. Such things tend to occur due to contractors seeking to cut corners. However, such actions are counterproductive, as they’ll just have to replace them later on with larger, costlier ducts.

Lack of clearance. This issue often comes up when HVAC repair experts install energy-efficient HVAC units. This is because newer models with higher SEER ratings come in larger packages. In this case, if they install it in the same place the old unit was located, it can restrict airflow and negatively affect the unit’s performance. Treating this issue can be costly, which is why it’s important to have your unit installed by a skilled contractor from the start.

Faulty connections. This mistake is often committed by inexperienced contractors. They create a faulty connection from the heat pump to the power supply, which can trip your circuit breaker. It’s also possible that a faulty connection can originate from a connection between the heat pump and the thermostat, leading to uneven temperatures, or the heat pump failing to start up.

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