Heat Pump Repair in Forest Park, GA
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Clayton County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work a year wears on a heat pump
Your heat pump runs from November through March to keep the house warm, then switches over and runs May through September to keep it cool. That is ten months of the year with almost no rest, and only a short stretch in spring and fall when it gets to sit still.
Winter nights here average 35°F, mild enough that the heat pump is often the only heat source working, cycling on and off through the night. Summer afternoons average 88°F, and that heat pushes the compressor and outdoor coil hard for hours at a stretch. Forest Park has also seen 38 damaging wind events over the past ten years, along with a few winter storms, and outdoor units exposed to that kind of weather can end up with bent coil fins or debris caught in the fan. With close to a third of Georgia households losing power for a day or more in 2024, it is also worth knowing that most heat pumps come back on by themselves once power is restored, no reset needed.
- 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 license comes from the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, and the board tested this contractor before putting their name on file. It covers the contractor as a whole, not the specific job at your house, so it tells you this person or company met the state's standard, not that this particular repair was pre-approved.
A heat pump repair almost always means opening the refrigerant side of the system, and federal law requires whoever does that to hold EPA Section 608 certification, no matter what state they work in. In Georgia, the state license is what stands behind the work itself, and the federal certification is what allows anyone to touch the refrigerant at all.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In heating mode, this usually means the system is stuck in defrost or has lost its charge. A heat pump that is low on refrigerant can still run the fan while the outdoor coil can't pull in enough heat to warm the air. It can also happen when the reversing valve sticks, so the system keeps running like it's in cooling mode even though the thermostat is set to heat. A contractor can check the charge and test the valve to find out which one it is.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost on the outdoor unit during winter is normal. Heat pumps run a defrost cycle to melt it off every so often, then go back to heating. If the ice is thick, covers the coil heavily, or never clears between cycles, something is keeping the defrost cycle from working, like a failed sensor, a stuck reversing valve, or a fan that has slowed down. With winter nights here averaging 35°F, a unit that can't defrost properly will keep losing heating capacity until someone looks at it.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- The most common cause is low refrigerant, usually from a leak somewhere in the line. The compressor can still run and the fan can still blow air, but without enough refrigerant the system can't pull heat out of the house. A dirty outdoor coil or a failing compressor can cause the same thing. With summer afternoons here averaging 88°F, it's worth having this checked quickly since a refrigerant leak only gets worse and the compressor is expensive to replace.