Heat Pump Repair, Installation & Maintenance

The easiest way to determine whether you have a heat pump is to check your heat settings. If your thermostat has an emergency heat setting, you have a heat pump.

If you turn your heat on in the winter and your “AC” unit is running, it’s because you have a heat pump instead of a standard AC.

A few technical details aside, heat pumps and air conditioners are virtually identical when they’re operating in cooling mode. The difference is that a heat pump pulls double duty and acts as a heater as well.

Heat pumps and air conditioners can both be great choices. They both provide ample home cooling and are ideal for the long Texas summer. Which one is right for you, will depend on your needs and goals.

With proper regular maintenance, heat pump, and air conditioner efficiency are fairly equal, provided they are comparable in size, features, and efficiency ratings.

A heat pump’s energy efficiency really shines during the winter months. Because of the way these systems function, Austin residents with installed heat pumps generally experience significantly lower energy bills when they turn on the heat.

A heat pump is more expensive than a furnace, but not necessarily more expensive than an AC. It’s almost always less costly to buy a heat pump than it is to install a furnace and air conditioning unit separately.

Because a heat pump does two jobs and has year-round demands, a standard AC unit will typically last longer than a heat pump. That said, a shorter life expectancy may be well offset by a heat pump’s ability to lower your energy costs in the winter.