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    On an inspection that I did this morning on a house that had been vacant since August, water was spitting out the sides of this packaged heat pump, and a layer of ice had formed on the roof surface from the spillage. The unit had not been on. I tested the heat pump and it seemed to work fine. Any thoughts as to what the water eruption could be?

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    Heat pumps will frost in cold weather and therefore need to defrost.
    The ice (frost) that melts off the coil has to go somewhere.
    Your picture are not clear but I would see if that explanation fits before pursuing other potential problems. The simple answer is usually the right one.

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    The unit had been on and iced up. Someone had left it running in the cold. It was more tan likely one big chunk of ice.


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    Ted,

    Bet it looked like this one.

    Rick

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    I had a double system where both the air handlers were in a second floor closet. Someone had left the air on during one of the past cold spells we had. The evaporator coils had about 2 inches of ice on both sides. I was actually a nice guy and turned the heat on and as they were melting I was picking slabs of ice out so it would not melt don onto the floor and start dripping through the ceiling down below. Both AC condensers had 6 inch balls of ice around the suction line connection at the condensers.


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    Here is a pic of what this unit looked like...

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    Default Re: heat pump spewing water

    Isn't the drain line suppose to catch the melt water? Perhaps the drain line/pan is clogged?


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    The water was spewing out of the top and sides of the unit.


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    Ted...you say that it was left on and iced up. Aren't heat pumps supposed to be able to run in cold weather? This one supplies heat to the house.


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    That looks like this style of unit with the coils above the compressor and the defrost water will just flow to the outside of the unit like rain.

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    A little closer view.

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    Default Re: heat pump spewing water

    very good info...thanks guys!


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