Charging system suddenly quit.
............... I'm an electrician and an electronics technician ............... Thing is the compressor has always been "hard starting". Dims lights and can be heard. 2 contractors have said it normal and no issue. Started it 2 days ago and all was fine. This morning I found out it had tripped its 40amp breaker. That had happened last year before the freon leak. Reset the breaker and it ran fine all day. But winter is coming and I don't trust it. Can't seem to upload manual but below is a link to it in Dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zf2xop3bor7863n/GeoflexManual-07-11-11-1.pdf?dl=0
I would certainly look into the hard start deal.
Does it have what we used to call "start components" or is it just a run cap?
Very first thing I'd do is replace the start cap and start relay, or install them if not present
THEN I'd take a careful look at wiring. You should already know this. Investigate wire size and length of run.
As heat pumps go, ground source should be a lot easier on compressors, because they don't suffer the problems with defrost cycle
This is assuming it was designed / installed and charged correctly, and that the aiflow is up to snuff as well as air side maintenance, coil, blower, filter, etc.
I just wish to heck I could AFFORD one LOL
