A heat pump is an air conditioner that learned to run in reverse: in summer it moves heat out of your house, and in winter a reversing valve flips the refrigerant flow so the same compressor pulls heat from outdoor air and delivers it inside. Because it moves heat rather than generating it, its efficiency runs far past anything resistance heating can do, which is why so many Union City, CA homeowners are switching as older equipment ages out. Modern cold-climate models with variable-speed inverter compressors keep producing useful heat far below freezing, a genuine engineering leap over the heat pumps of twenty years ago.
The repairs homeowners call us about most are AC Repair and Furnace Repair. If something has stopped working, start there.
Warning Signs for Heat Pump Installation
Spotting the early warning signs lets you act before the problem gets expensive. Keep an eye out for the following clues:
- You want steady, even comfort instead of blast-and-coast temperature swings
- An older system that only survives on refrigerant top-offs and major repairs
- Solar on the roof, or plans for it, and a goal of going all-electric
- You want one system, one outdoor unit, and one maintenance schedule
- Both your air conditioner and furnace are getting old, and one replacement beats two
- Your utility company is offering incentives for heat pumps
- Uneven temperatures year-round with the equipment you have now
- Your home relies on costly resistance heat, propane, or heating oil
Act Before It Gets Worse
Most HVAC failures start small, a weak capacitor, a squealing blower, a system that runs a little longer each week. Don't wait, call (510) 201-4774 and we'll take a look right away.
