Trane Heat Pump. With the rising cost of electricity, I installed a wood pellet stove as an alternative.?
February 1st, 2010 | 
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The stove is heating much better (75 degrees) as opposed to the heat pump (65 degrees) at a lower cost. My question, will the heat pump be damaged by lack of usage during the winter? Heat pump works great during the summer for air conditioning. thks. . .
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should be fine. . . we had our old system stored for over a year and sold it to a guy and he says everything is fine with it.
Trane heatpumps have a crankcase heater for the compressor, so as long as you dont turn the breaker off to it, it’ll be perfectly alright.
We have three Trane heat pumps. Two only run on occasions. The one that covers our upstairs guest rooms was installed in 1996. It has never been a problem after extended downtime. The other one (abut 10 years old) in the garage is only used a few months of the years and works every time I turn it on. Had it on a few days ago heating my shop.