Browse Forums Eco Living 1 Oct 18, 2012 11:36 am Our neighbours heat pump seems to be constantly running. It wasn't doing this when it was first installed. Could it possibly be faulty? Do they operate differently as the seasons/temperatures change? It's getting worse and now keeping us awake at night. Sounds like a noisy airconditioner running non-stop. Any thoughts? Re: Noisy Heat Pump Hot Water System 2Nov 29, 2012 9:11 pm Is it a Rheem? They seem to have a poor reputation for reliability. One of the failure modes is when the refrigerant leaks and the compressor runs excessively because the circuit is no longer bringing the water up to temperature. Perhaps this has happened to your neighbour. I suspect it will happen to many of the lesser quality systems in the next couple of years. You should be able to convince your neighbour to fix it - the excessive running is probably costing them money and they should get on to it sooner rather than later when the warranty might have run out. 18 90425 the sun master is the solar heating to "warm" the water in the tank the S26 is your hot water system which will heat the water (25 degrees?) so with both turned on you… 2 12498 Hi, I have a double and whenever the wind picks up I can hear alot of banging in certain areas of the house. I've had a look round and can't see any obvious issue but… 0 10640 |