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Originally Posted by Hv23t
The refridgerant in the lines going to the tank are in the 100-130deg range. When the compressor turns off and that heat distributes itself thru out the system the ice melts pretty fast.
Hv23t
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This is basically what I found with my Hottub HP last winter, even in below freezing weather, with the condensor in 104*F water the ice melted on it's own pretty quickly, but the heat didn't last long enough to dry the coil so the melt water just refroze on it. If you keep you only run your system above 45 you shouldn't have that problem though. Honestly you could probably run it lower than that. It would be interesting to see where the balance point would be on a small HP like this. Most commercial units it's around 35*F.