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Thanks for hosting this forum. I have been reading many of the postings trying to find more information about in the wall HVAC units.
I bought a new condo a little more than a year ago that has Whirlpool Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Packaged Terminal Heat Pump units installed in the bedroom and living room. When they installed the units, they left about three inches of the metal sleeve sticking into the room. There has been a lot of condensation around the metal and inside the unit.
Last night the heater in my bedroom stopped working. (The outdoor temp was in the 20s and the indoor temp was in the lower 60s.) The fan still works, but it is blowing cold air. In the user manual, it says to make sure that no water gets into the fan motor, control box, or compressor terminals. I am wondering if it would be possible for water to get into any of these parts of the unit if there is A LOT of condensation around and inside othe unit.
An employee of the builder is coming out tomorrow to discuss some of the continuing problems that I have had with my condo and how they plan to resolve them. The builder also promised that this week or next they are finally (after more than a year) going to slide the units into the wall so that the metal will be in the insulated wall. They hope that this will take care of the condensation problem.
I would appreciate any ideas or information about my unit and why it might not be functioning so that I can discuss this with the construction company's employee.
Thank you!
Carolyn
I bought a new condo a little more than a year ago that has Whirlpool Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Packaged Terminal Heat Pump units installed in the bedroom and living room. When they installed the units, they left about three inches of the metal sleeve sticking into the room. There has been a lot of condensation around the metal and inside the unit.
Last night the heater in my bedroom stopped working. (The outdoor temp was in the 20s and the indoor temp was in the lower 60s.) The fan still works, but it is blowing cold air. In the user manual, it says to make sure that no water gets into the fan motor, control box, or compressor terminals. I am wondering if it would be possible for water to get into any of these parts of the unit if there is A LOT of condensation around and inside othe unit.
An employee of the builder is coming out tomorrow to discuss some of the continuing problems that I have had with my condo and how they plan to resolve them. The builder also promised that this week or next they are finally (after more than a year) going to slide the units into the wall so that the metal will be in the insulated wall. They hope that this will take care of the condensation problem.
I would appreciate any ideas or information about my unit and why it might not be functioning so that I can discuss this with the construction company's employee.
Thank you!
Carolyn
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