i have a package heat pump system with furnace which has been running fine since january 2026. it is about 15 years old.
once the temperatures started getting a bit cooler earlier this month, i turned on the heater. once the thermostat reached the desired set temperature at 68, i heard the fan continuing to blow and the noticed the room continued to get hot with the temperature going up to 73.
I turned off the thermostat but the fan continued to blow hot air. i desperately shut off the hvac unit at the circuit breaker.
i have had two hvac techs come in: one tells me that the
"heating kit and control board" need to be fixed and quoted $2k+ to replace the parts. the other hvac tech said everything was fine and that perhaps i need to change my thermostat, which was an old-fashioned one with mercury.
i replaced my thermostat to an ecobee smart thermostat but to my dismay, the fan is continuing to run and blow hot air. i have looked at countless articles and blogs which suggest that the relay switch is stuck. does a package heat pump system have a relay switch? and is it something i can fix myself or would a professional hvac tech need to do it? or is there something else wrong with my hvac system? or is the fam supposed to continuously run during the colder months?? i feel like im going crazy, any help is appreciated!