Heat Pump Installation in Covington, GA
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Newton County will get in touch.
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Ten months a year of work in Covington
Your heat pump runs most of the year here. Winter nights average 35°F from December through February, and homes need heat from November through March. Summer afternoons average 89°F, and cooling runs from May through September. That's ten months where the system is doing one job or the other, with only short breaks in between.
A new split-system heat pump has to meet federal minimums of 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. Almost two-thirds of homes here heat with electricity, so the heat pump often carries the load alone rather than backing up a furnace. In 2024 nearly a third of Georgia households lost power for at least 24 hours. Most heat pumps start back up on their own once power returns, which matters on a system that's expected to run this much of the year.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 35°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Georgia license sits with the contractor, not the job. The State Construction Industry Licensing Board tests the contractor once and keeps that record on file, so the same license covers a heat pump installed in Newton County today and a furnace installed somewhere else next year.
For this job, that license is the thing accountable for the work. A heat pump installation also goes through the local building office in most cities and counties, which means a permit is pulled and an inspector checks the finished work before it is signed off.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- A heat pump does both jobs a furnace can't, it heats your home in winter and cools it in summer using the same equipment. Here winters average 35°F, which is mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load on its own most nights. A furnace only heats, so you'd still need a separate air conditioner for the five months of cooling this area needs. The right choice for your house depends on your ductwork and how your home is set up, which a contractor can walk through 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 same job in summer, then reverses itself in winter and pulls heat from the outside air into your home instead. The outdoor unit and the indoor coil look about the same either way, the difference is a reversing valve inside the heat pump that lets it run both directions. In a place like this with five months of cooling and five months of heat, that reversing valve means one system covers the whole year instead of two.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, a heat pump pulls heat from outside air even when it's cold, though it works harder as the temperature drops. Winter nights here average 35°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles without trouble. Newer heat pumps sold since 2023 have to meet a federal minimum of 7.5 HSPF2 for heating efficiency, so equipment installed now is built to perform through winters like the ones here. Some homes pair a heat pump with backup heat for the coldest nights, and a contractor can tell you whether your house needs that.