Heat Pump Installation in Forest Park, 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 Clayton County will get in touch.
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A heat pump in Forest Park works ten months a year
Winter nights here average 35°F from December through February, and homes need heat from November through March. Summer afternoons average 88°F, and cooling runs May through September. That is ten months a year your heat pump is doing one job or the other, with only short breaks in between.
A new split-system heat pump installed here has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum since 2023. Power is worth planning for too. Georgia saw 38 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and in 2024 about 31% of households in the state lost power for 24 hours or more. A heat pump does not run without power, so it is worth asking how the system you install will come back on once power is restored.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 35°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 state license is tied to the contractor, not to this one job. The board tests and records the person or company before they can take on work like this, and that record covers everything they install, not just a heat pump in Clayton County.
For this job, that license is what stands behind the work. Beyond it, installing a heat pump in most cities and counties also needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is done, and that check is separate from the state license itself.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you're comparing it to and what you want it to do. A heat pump does both heating and cooling from one system, so it replaces a furnace and an air conditioner together. Winter nights here average 35°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles without trouble. If you already have a furnace and central air that both work, a heat pump isn't a must, but for new installs it covers more of the year with one system.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools. A heat pump cools the same way but can also run in reverse to heat your home, moving heat from outside air into the house instead of making it. That's why a heat pump can replace both your furnace and your air conditioner, while an air conditioner only replaces the cooling side. Homes here need cooling from May through September and heat from November through March, so a heat pump is working nearly year round.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from outside air even when it's cold, since air at 35°F still holds heat a heat pump can move indoors. Winter nights here average 35°F, which is comfortably in the range these systems are built for. Newer heat pumps also have to meet a federal minimum of 7.5 HSPF2 for heating efficiency, so any unit installed now is rated for cold weather performance.