Heat Pump Installation in Cartersville, 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 Bartow County will get in touch.
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A heat pump in Cartersville works nearly year round
Winter nights here average 33°F, and homes need heat from October through April. That same heat pump switches over and cools the house from May through September, when afternoons average 88°F. Between the two seasons, a heat pump in Bartow County runs almost twelve months a year with barely a break.
A new split-system heat pump has to meet federal minimums of 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. With most homes here heating with electricity, and power outages hitting close to a third of Georgia households at some point last year, the heat pump you install is one of the few things standing between your family and a cold house on the nights it matters most.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 33°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Georgia licenses HVAC contractors through the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. That means the state tested this contractor and keeps a record of the license, tied to the contractor rather than to any one job.
For this heat pump installation, that license is what stands behind the contractor. In most cities and counties, the job also needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is done, so the installation gets a check from outside the company that did it.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you're comparing it to. A heat pump moves heat instead of burning fuel, so one system handles both heating and cooling, and it costs less to run than electric resistance heat. A gas furnace burns hotter and some homeowners prefer that feel, but it only heats, so you still need a separate air conditioner. With most homes here heating with electricity already, a heat pump usually replaces that electric heat rather than gas, which is where it saves the most.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only moves heat out of your house. A heat pump does that same job in summer, but it can also run in reverse and pull heat into your house in winter. The outdoor units look similar, but the heat pump has a reversing valve that lets it switch directions, which is what lets it heat your home instead of just cooling it.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from outside air even when that air feels cold, since air still holds usable heat well below freezing. Winter nights here average 33°F, which a heat pump handles without trouble. Heat pumps only struggle in deep cold well beyond what this area sees, and even then most systems switch on backup heat automatically.