Heat Pump

[Brandon Whitmore]

Does the frost pattern on this heat pumps condenser coil fins look a little strange?

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[Bain]

That's pretty normal for a heat pump before defrost mode kicks in. Typically, if there's an air flow or refrigerant problem, the entire condenser frosts over.

To protect myself, however, if I see frost on a condenser of a house I'm checking out, I peek back every 1/2 hour or so to make certain the condenser defrosted like it's supposed to.

[Brandon Whitmore]

John,

I don't often see heat pumps frosted up in this area. The pattern just looked a little odd to me, so I figured why not ask?

I appreciate the quick response.