Rheem-Ruud 44-17402-45 Belly Band Crankcase Heater 40W 240 VAC

The Rheem-Ruud 44-17402-45 Belly Band Crankcase Heater is an HVAC belt-driven heater for the purpose of heating the compressor crankcase. This belly band heater has 240 VAC power supply with a heating output of 40 watts. One of them is to avoid refrigerant from becoming too viscous thus allowing easy starting of the compressor in cold climates. This heater is standard on Rheem and Ruud air conditioning units as well as heat pump units. Temperature control insure that the compressor does not get damaged and secondly that the entire system will not fail. It has some advantages including the system is better than the earlier one, energy consumption is less here, the equipment longevity is better than the older one.