“for calif.” Does anyone know a quick way of telling air cond. and heat pumps apart? Please keep in mind I’am new at this.
Look for an accumulator and a reversing valve in the unit near the compressor.
OK, got it blaine. Thank you so much!
thanks Blaine!
Take a quick look at the thermostat inside and if you see an “emergeny heat” switch… that’s a heat pump.
I have seen too many straight A/C units installed with heat pump thermostats to go by that rule!
I was thinking that as I was typing. Yes, it’s a tip-off but you do need to look further for sure.
If I’m not mistaken, the AC will have a large and a small pipe, where the heat pump will have the same size pipes. I did find this site with some good diagrams. www.dhclimatecontrol.com/hp.htm
Turn on the heat and feel the big pipe.
If it’s hot, it’s a Heat Pump.