Do Heat Pumps Eat Squirrels?

[FAX]

I have a question for the Planet HVAC Elite.

There was a knock at our front door about 20 minutes ago and, upon answering, lo and behold there was one of our neighbors standing on the porch. In a series of frightened, breathless stammerings, he reported that our heat pump unit was making loud noises. Since he had to shout in order to make himself heard over the deafening din coming from the side of the house, I assumed that he was correct. Donning my coat, I ventured outdoors, approached the unit in question, and can now confirm that our heat pump unit is trying to launch itself into outer space.

My question is, what could cause such a thing? Do heat pumps have fan bearings? Belts? Do they warn the homeowner before exploding? Any advice on this matter would be appreciated as we are unsure whether or not to evacuate.

Thanks in advance.

FAX

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[LocoChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Fairplay

I'm not a fan of heat pumps. To me they run twice as much and you can barely feel any heat blowing out of them.

That aint know lie. We just bought a house with a heat pump, and coming from a home with forced gas heat, I'm dissapointed.

[Alton deFlat]

Originally Posted by Dark Horse

Just a question, since I am not familiar with heat pumps but is the compressor part of the ac system and not the heating?

On a heat pump, the compressor is part of the circuit for both cooling and heating.