Location. Temperate grasslands are located north of the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees North) and south of the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees South).The major temperate grasslands include the veldts of Africa, the pampas of South America, the steppes of Eurasia, and the plains of North America.limate. Temperate grasslands have hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures can be well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit. They typically have between 10 and 35 inches of precipitation a year, much of it occurring in the late spring and early summer.
In summary, certain conditions can force a heat pump into a defrost cycle (or cooling cycle) where the fan in the outdoor coil is stopped, the indoor fan is stopped or electric heat is turned on, the frost melts and is removed from the outdoor coils.
Go to the side of the house while the air conditioner is running. Check if the fan on top of the condenser unit is working. Don't poke anything into the fan; you will hear the fan running and feel air moving when holding your hand above the unit.If the fan is not working, the motor may be faulty out or your air conditioner compressor may have burned out.If the fan is working, the unit's outward facing cooling vanes surrounding the unit may be clogged. Turn off the power at the junction box near the outside condenser unit if the fan is working.f the fan is not working, the motor may be faulty out or your air conditioner compressor may have burned out. If the fan is working, the unit's outward facing cooling vanes surrounding the unit may be clogged. Turn off the power at the junction box near the outside condenser unit if the fan is working.