Heat Pump Installation in Canton, GA
A new system here will heat from October through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Cherokee County will get in touch.
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What a heat pump in Canton has to work with
A heat pump here runs all year. It heats from October through April and cools from May through September, so there's no season it sits idle.
Winter nights average 33°F, and summer afternoons average 87°F, so the unit has to move heat both ways, out of the house in summer and into it in winter. Any split-system heat pump installed new has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum since 2023.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 33°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Board tests the contractor before issuing the license, and the license belongs to that contractor, not to any single job. That means the person who shows up in Cherokee County has already shown the state they know the trade, and there's a record of who they are if something goes wrong.
For a heat pump installation, that license is what stands behind the work. In most cities and counties, the job also needs a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the installation is done, so someone outside the contractor checks it before the job is considered finished.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- A heat pump does something a furnace cannot. It cools your home in summer and heats it in winter, all from one system. A furnace only heats. Canton homes need heat from October through April and cooling from May through September, so a heat pump is working for you every month of the year. Whether it fits your house better than a furnace and separate air conditioner depends on your ductwork and your current setup, and a contractor can walk through that with you.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only moves heat out of your home. A heat pump does that too, but it can also run in reverse and move heat into your home, which is what heats the house in winter. The two look almost identical from the outside and use the same kind of refrigerant cycle. The difference is a reversing valve that lets a heat pump switch between cooling and heating instead of just cooling.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from the outside air even when it's cold, because there is still heat in air well below freezing. Canton winter nights average 33°F, well within the range a heat pump is built to handle. Any heat pump installed new must meet a federal minimum of 7.5 HSPF2, a rating that reflects its heating performance over a full winter, not just mild days.