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Btu Buddy 166: Burned Heat Pump Compressor

Bill Johnson
January 23, 2017

Bob and Tim are on a service call on a really cold and blustery day. The temperature is 27°F, the wind is blowing, and it’s snowing and sleeting. When the customer called, she said that their home is getting cool inside, and their heat pump is running all the time with the temperature dropping inside the house. They arrived at the front door, talked to the homeowner, and decided to look around. They went to the closet where the indoor unit for the heat pump was located and determined that the heat pump itself was not running, only the fan and strip heat. 


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Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Shipments Up Again in October

Year-to-date combined shipments are up 6.2 percent
December 12, 2016

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 425,882 units in October 2016, up 7.3 percent from 396,922 units shipped in October 2015, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).


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Government Spending Bill Excludes Investment Tax Credit for Geothermal

Expiration of these credits impacts both the residential and commercial markets
December 7, 2016

The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) expressed extreme disappointment that the House stopgap spending bill to fund the U.S. government does not include an extension of the Investment Tax Credit for geothermal heat pumps. The expiration of these tax credits, which apply to a range of efficiency technologies, will threaten thousands of U.S. jobs.


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Central A/C and Heat Pump Shipments Up Strongly in September

Shipments of central air conditioners increased 14.2 percent, heat pumps increased 31.1 percent
November 24, 2016

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 583,531 units in September 2016, up 19.5 percent from 488,464 units shipped in September 2015, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).


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Heat Pumps Market Driven by Strong Demand in Western Europe

Western Europe is projected to account for a value share of 40.7 percent of the market by year end
November 11, 2016

Global sales of heat pumps is estimated to be valued at $6.5 billion by the end of 2016, witnessing a year-over-year growth of 5.8 percent over 2015, according to a new report from Future Market Insights.


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