Heat Pumps Repair & Replacement

• Air-Source Heat Pumps: These are the most common and transfer heat between the outside air and your home. They’re effective in moderate climates where temperatures don’t dip too far below freezing.
• Ground-Source Heat Pumps: These transfer heat between the ground and your home. They tend to be more expensive to install but are incredibly efficient and can provide reliable heating and cooling in nearly any climate.

How Do Heat Pumps Work?

At its core, a heat pump is essentially a reverse air conditioner. In the winter, it gathers heat from the outdoor air and brings it inside to warm your home. In the summer, it works in reverse by pulling warm air from inside and expelling it outside. In short, it pumps heat by cycling refrigerant through the system.
Since heat pumps don’t generate heat themselves (they just move it), they use much less energy than traditional heating systems like furnaces or boilers. This makes them a highly efficient option.

Why Are Heat Pumps So Efficient?

We touched on this earlier, but it’s worth diving into because one of the main selling points of heat pumps is their energy efficiency.
Since heat pumps don’t burn fuel to create heat (as a furnace would do), they use significantly less energy to operate. Instead of creating heat, they simply move it around. In fact, for every unit of electricity a heat pump uses, it can transfer multiple units of heat into or out of your home.

Keeping Your Heat Pump Running Smoothly

Another great benefit of heat pumps is that their maintenance is relatively straightforward and typically involves:

• Cleaning or replacing filters,
• Cleaning the outdoor unit,
• Checking refrigerant levels, and
• Inspecting components for wear and tear or damage.

It’s always advisable to leave this work to a trained technician, but handy property owners who have confidence in their skills can handle maintenance themselves.

Signs Your Heat Pump Needs Repair

If your home isn’t heating or cooling properly, you hear grinding, banging, or squealing, you notice that your energy bills are rising despite your usual usage, there’s excessive frost or ice buildup on the outdoor unit, and/or the blower isn’t working, then it’s time to ring Alvarez Heating & Air Conditioning.
While maintenance can be DIY work, repairs are always best left to qualified technicians. A trained technician will not only fix the issue but also perform preventive maintenance to keep your system running smoothly for years.