Heat Pump Repair in Peachtree City, 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 Fayette County will get in touch.
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Ten months of run time, then a hard freeze or a storm
Your heat pump works 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 a year with barely a break, and the parts inside wear on that schedule, not the calendar. The reversing valve is what switches the system between heating and cooling, and a unit that changes modes this many times a year puts real hours on it.
Winter nights here average 35°F, cold enough that the outdoor unit works to pull heat from the air on a regular basis. Fayette County has seen 72 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and wind carries debris into the outdoor unit's coil and fan. Power is the other risk. Statewide, close to a third of households went at least a day without power in 2024, and a heat pump that loses power mid-cycle needs to come back on and pick up where it left off. If yours is short cycling, blowing air that is not warm or not cold enough, or not coming back on after the power drops, that is what has been working hardest.
- 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 state board tests contractors before they can hold this license, and it keeps a record of who passed. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any one job, so the same license that qualifies someone to install a furnace also qualifies them to repair your heat pump.
A heat pump repair usually means opening the refrigerant side of the system, and that work needs something beyond the state license. Anyone handling refrigerant, in Fayette County or anywhere else, has to hold EPA Section 608 certification. So a Georgia license tells you the state has vetted the contractor's business, and the federal certification tells you the person doing the work is cleared to handle refrigerant.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In winter, a heat pump moves heat from the outside air into your home, so the air coming out of the vents is warm compared to outside but cooler than what a furnace puts out. That can feel cold on your skin even when the system is working right. If the air feels truly cold, not just cool, check that the outdoor unit isn't iced over or that the reversing valve hasn't stuck in cooling mode. A frozen coil or a stuck valve both call for a contractor to look at the system directly.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost on the outdoor unit during cold weather is normal, and the system defrosts itself on a cycle. A heavy, thick buildup of ice that doesn't clear is different and usually means airflow is blocked, refrigerant is low, or the defrost control isn't working. Check first that nothing is piled against the outdoor unit and that the area around it can breathe. If the ice keeps building after that, a contractor needs to check the refrigerant charge and the defrost cycle.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the unit is running but the air isn't cool, start with the filter. A clogged filter cuts off airflow across the indoor coil, and the coil can ice up, which stops it from cooling even though the fan keeps blowing. Check the thermostat is set to cool and not just fan. If the filter is clean and the coil isn't frozen, the system is likely low on refrigerant or has a failing compressor, and a contractor will need to check the charge and the parts that move it.