My heat pump went out in my house about 4 years ago and I paid over 7000 bucks for a new system its a Ruud. I don't know what is wrong with it but heating it just can't do it seems. The air that comes out of the vents even at 40f outside is maybe 78 degrees it feels cold. I had the installer come out over and over and finally he told me that these new heat pumps blow tons of air but cooler than normal.
That is a lie cause the Gibson heat pump that was in my place heated much better and it did not have a TXV on the outside or the inside unit. My Ruud constantly turns on the Aux heat and thats when your bill really goes nuts. When it got down below zero I turned it off and just used ceramic heaters to heat. I installed a 18k Btu mini-split by chance two years ago. Turbo(Greenland) is what it says on the outside of it. This thing rocks and I mean rocks. I only paid 800 bucks for it and installed it myself when I got a quote from a contractor (6400). I don't even use my main system anymore and it was like 7 the other night and the air coming out is HOT and I have it turned up and I just uses fans to circulate the heat and no Aux heat cost. When it defrosts it so fast you don't notice it. The best part is you don't hear it outside at all unless you put your hand on it. I will never go back to these huge systems and the prices they are charging now is unreal.
That is a lie cause the Gibson heat pump that was in my place heated much better and it did not have a TXV on the outside or the inside unit. My Ruud constantly turns on the Aux heat and thats when your bill really goes nuts. When it got down below zero I turned it off and just used ceramic heaters to heat. I installed a 18k Btu mini-split by chance two years ago. Turbo(Greenland) is what it says on the outside of it. This thing rocks and I mean rocks. I only paid 800 bucks for it and installed it myself when I got a quote from a contractor (6400). I don't even use my main system anymore and it was like 7 the other night and the air coming out is HOT and I have it turned up and I just uses fans to circulate the heat and no Aux heat cost. When it defrosts it so fast you don't notice it. The best part is you don't hear it outside at all unless you put your hand on it. I will never go back to these huge systems and the prices they are charging now is unreal.