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Heat Pumps, Charging & Defrost #LIVE

In this live episode, we talk about heat pumps, why Bryan likes them, why other people don't, charging and diagnosing them, and defrost.

Even though heat pumps work best in warmer climates, they can theoretically work as long as the temperature is above absolute zero (-460 degrees F). Viewers across the USA install heat pumps in their markets, even in places with cold winters like Wisconsin. Ideally, the discharge line should be around 100 degrees above the outdoor temperature in heat mode. Although this rule of thumb appears to work in many different climates, it is only really applicable on…

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