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Originally Posted by 2010Thor21RB
So, I left it just on the furnace hooked to the "w" terminal for heat from the stat. would it hurt anything to have both the furnace and the heat running at the same time. i am thinking of putting in a 3 position rotary switch to have furnace heat on position one, heat pump heat on position two and the combo of both on position three. what are your thoughts?
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I doubt it would ‘hurt’ but I don’t think it would offer much advantage, either. When the furnace is on, the chill chaser will just be peeing into a river, so to speak. If your a/c is ducted to the bedroom, then there’s a small advantage there over the furnace alone, but a small door jamb circulator fan when using the furnace would be quieter with much less power draw.
Speaking of power draw, I think those units are the same wattage as space heaters on high. So although it’s running on the separate A/C circuit, this will be a good chunk of your available power on 30amp service. Add 10ish amps for the furnace blower at the same time, and you’ll max out fast with other appliances. Not as much of a concern with 50amp and their oodles of available watts.
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