Heat Pump Services in Cumming, GA

A heat pump sits outside looking much like a standard condenser, yet it does double duty. Through the long, humid summer it carries heat out of the house, and once the weather turns cool a reversing valve flips the process so the same unit gathers warmth from the outdoor air and delivers it inside. Where summers drag on and the typical January afternoon stays above freezing, that is an efficient arrangement, though it relies on several parts working in harmony. A defrost control periodically melts frost off the outdoor coil, auxiliary heat strips help during deep cold, and some households team their heat pump with a gas furnace so the burner takes over on the most frigid nights. A good share of our heat pump calls involve nothing broken at all. A cloud of vapor rising from the outdoor unit on a frosty morning is the defrost cycle doing its job, and long run times in winter are often perfectly normal. When there is a real problem, such as a reversing valve that will not shift, a defrost control that keeps the unit in defrost far too long or auxiliary strips running nonstop, our technician tests the system, explains the finding and repairs it. If the heat pump has reached the end of the road, we size its replacement to the house and talk honestly about whether a dual-fuel arrangement would serve you better.