Graycenphil
Well-known member
This is totally non-Leaf, but I have been so impressed by the knowledge and expertise on this forum, I though it was worth a try.
I recently installed an air source heat pump (basically a split system-type air conditioner, with a reverse cycle heat pump) in a house in central Vermont It is supposed to be much more efficient than the regular electric baseboard resistance heating. It works fine. It's very quiet and it makes the house nice and warm.
The problem is, it can only be set by a hand held remote control, and the temp only goes down to 60 degrees. When I'm away from the house, I normally leave it on 45. So I'm afraid I'll lose all my savings by keeping the house much warmer than it needs to be.
I have an idea for fixing this, but am not sure it's a good idea. The unit is 240 volt, just like the baseboard heating in the house. So I could run the heat pump through a regular wall thermostat. When the thermostat senses 45 degrees, it cuts the power to the heat pump. Simple.
My question is, will this be bad for the heat pump? Will it not like being turned off and on by killing the power to it? What do you think?
Thanks.
I recently installed an air source heat pump (basically a split system-type air conditioner, with a reverse cycle heat pump) in a house in central Vermont It is supposed to be much more efficient than the regular electric baseboard resistance heating. It works fine. It's very quiet and it makes the house nice and warm.
The problem is, it can only be set by a hand held remote control, and the temp only goes down to 60 degrees. When I'm away from the house, I normally leave it on 45. So I'm afraid I'll lose all my savings by keeping the house much warmer than it needs to be.
I have an idea for fixing this, but am not sure it's a good idea. The unit is 240 volt, just like the baseboard heating in the house. So I could run the heat pump through a regular wall thermostat. When the thermostat senses 45 degrees, it cuts the power to the heat pump. Simple.
My question is, will this be bad for the heat pump? Will it not like being turned off and on by killing the power to it? What do you think?
Thanks.