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Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling air-source heat pump rather than a central air conditioner could be anywhere from two to seven years. 2.9. Life Expectancy and Warranties Air-source heat pumps have a service life of between 15 and 20 years. The compressor is the critical component of the system. Most heat pumps are covered by a one-year warranty on parts and labor, and an additional five- to ten-year warranty on the compressor (for parts only). However, warranties vary between manufacturers, so check the fine print. 2.10. Service Considerations There are a few things that must be considered when dealing with heat pumps from a maintenance and service standpoint. The first item to consider is the fact that the compressor in a heat pump system may see considerably more hours of use than the air conditioning unit with electric resistance heater or furnace with gas heat. This makes perfect sense since we are using the compressor in both heating and cooling modes. Compressors in heat pumps are also forced to operate over a much greater variety of conditions. This requires the installation of several additional components and acts to shorten compressor life. 2.10.1. Defrost During heating operation, at low outdoor temperatures, frost forms on the outdoor coils. If the frost was allowed to build up to the point where the coil gets completely blocked, the unit’s capacity would be severely diminished and the compressor could be damaged due to liquid slugging. Therefore, heat pumps have to be equipped with controls that monitor and detect when the outdoor coil becomes iced over and put the unit into a defrost cycle. These controls then have to determine when the coil has been defrosted and terminate the defrost cycle. The figure below shows what can happen if the defrost cycle does not run. 27PDF Image | Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling
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