Central heat causing $600 plus electric

ballvalve said:

A bad compressor only gives you electric heat, and no cold air, just air.

As I said earlier, bad houses have bad HVAC units.

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Thats the whole truth here . Slum lords + bad house , junk heating & cooling units = high utl. bills

crazyeyes said:

Thats the whole truth here . Slum lords + bad house , junk heating & cooling units = high utl. bills

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That is very true. I have seem my share of home that have not been kept up. Its a real pain.

get some oil heaters and a 89$ AC for the window and shut off the trash central unit.

Close all the vents and return air. Wear more sweaters and long underwear.

How often an HVAC should be checked depends on the type: gas, electric, oil, heat pump.

Electric resistance systems require the least amount of servicing because there are less parts that can go bad. It should be cleaned once every 5 years.

Gas systems require service every one or two years.

Heat Pump systems require service every one or two years depending on how much run time they receive.

Oil systems by far require the most amount of maintenance. Maintenance should include cleaning and minor part replacement. Maintenance should be performed every year.

The compressor ALWAYS runs on a heat pump. It cools in the summer and heats in the winter, so if it is bad it CANNOT do either. Therefore, you probably activated the heat strips which are the most expensive kind of heat.