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Xringer · 11-25-09, 11:27 PM

Edit: Dec 6 2009, our first Sanyo snow shower.
It snowed a couple of inches last night. This morning, it was 29 degrees outside,
and the Sanyo was using a little more power. But after an hour of heating,
it's usage is back to 470 watts.

At about 7AM the power was up to about 1,800 watts and no warm air
was coming out.?. I looked out and saw frost on the air input.
It was a Defrost Cycle! I lased the inside unit and it was in the high 40s! (fan off).
There was water under the outdoor unit (fan on)..
Lasted a few minutes and went back to regular heating mode.

The little snow roof is working just fine.

Edit 11:30 AM 12/06/09
It's warmed up to 35 and more ice is forming on the air-intake.
Might be due to the melting/evaporation of the sidewalks and driveway.

Left side:

Back side:

Ran in cooling mode for a little while and powered off, to see if a manual Defrost is possible.

Note: The heating function didn't seem to be affected by this amount of frost.
But, it's hard to say if it took longer to drop into the low usage 480watt mode..

11-25-09, 11:27 PM	#119
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	Sanyo works down to 28.8 degrees! Edit: Dec 6 2009, our first Sanyo snow shower. It snowed a couple of inches last night. This morning, it was 29 degrees outside, and the Sanyo was using a little more power. But after an hour of heating, it's usage is back to 470 watts. At about 7AM the power was up to about 1,800 watts and no warm air was coming out.?. I looked out and saw frost on the air input. It was a Defrost Cycle! I lased the inside unit and it was in the high 40s! (fan off). There was water under the outdoor unit (fan on).. Lasted a few minutes and went back to regular heating mode. The little snow roof is working just fine. Edit 11:30 AM 12/06/09 It's warmed up to 35 and more ice is forming on the air-intake. Might be due to the melting/evaporation of the sidewalks and driveway. Left side: Back side: Ran in cooling mode for a little while and powered off, to see if a manual Defrost is possible. Note: The heating function didn't seem to be affected by this amount of frost. But, it's hard to say if it took longer to drop into the low usage 480watt mode.. Last edited by Xringer; 12-06-09 at 10:47 AM.. Reason: Cold weather and snow!