Heat Pump Installation in Dallas, 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 Paulding County will get in touch.
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A heat pump in Paulding County works almost every month of the year
Winter nights here average 34°F from December through February, and summer afternoons run about 88°F. That means a heat pump has to hold up on both ends, keeping the house warm from October through April and cooling it from May through September. Together that's 12 months of work a year, with barely a break in between.
Any split-system heat pump installed new has to meet federal minimums of 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. In a county where wind storms are common, that reliability matters. Paulding County has seen 125 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages follow. Statewide, 31% of Georgia households went at least a day without power in 2024, and a heat pump that comes back on by itself once power returns is worth knowing about before the next storm.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°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.
The license comes from the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, and it belongs to the contractor, not the job. The state tested the contractor and keeps a record of that. It does not mean a state inspector signs off on your heat pump once it is in.
That check comes from the local building office. In most cities and counties in Georgia, installing a heat pump needs a permit and an inspection once the work is done, separate from the state license. The permit is what puts someone other than the installer's own eyes on the finished job.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- A furnace only heats. A heat pump heats and cools, so it replaces your air conditioner too, and you're maintaining one outdoor unit instead of two. Which is better for your house depends on how your home is set up now, but a heat pump covers both jobs a furnace and AC would otherwise split between them.
- 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 the same thing in summer, then reverses the cycle in winter and moves heat in from outside instead. The outdoor unit looks similar for both, but a heat pump has a reversing valve that lets it switch directions. That's what lets it heat your home from October through April and cool it May through September, all from one system.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from outside air even in winter, and it keeps working as the air gets colder, though it puts out less heat the lower the temperature drops. Winter nights here average 34°F, and a heat pump sized for this area accounts for that. Some homes pair one with backup heat for the coldest nights, which a contractor can size for the house.