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Heat Pump Repair & Installation in Birmingham, AL
One system that has to work in July and in January — serviced by a team that understands both duties.
Repair
Heating and cooling from one system, fixed by one team
A heat pump fails differently depending on which mode it is in, and a technician who only thinks in cooling terms will misdiagnose a winter fault. We check the reversing valve, defrost board, charge and auxiliary heat as a set, because on a heat pump they are a set.
Installation
Sized for your home, installed to last
Heat pumps punish oversizing harder than straight AC does — an oversized unit short-cycles, never dehumidifies, and leans on expensive strip heat all winter. We run a load calculation on your house first, then specify.
Maintenance
Keep it efficient through both seasons
A heat pump runs roughly twice the hours of a cooling-only system, so it wears at roughly twice the rate. Two visits a year — one before cooling season, one before heating — is what keeps the efficiency you paid for.
When a heat pump needs attention
Most heat pump faults show up as a comfort complaint long before the system stops. These are the ones worth a call.
- It blows cool air in heating modeOften a reversing valve or a charge problem, not 'how heat pumps feel'.
- The emergency heat light stays onThe pump is not carrying the load and strip heat is running your bill up.
- The outdoor unit ices over and stays icedThe defrost cycle has failed — it will damage the coil if left.
- It runs constantly without reaching setpointCapacity, charge or duct loss; all three are diagnosable.
- Loud noise when it switches modesThe reversing valve is struggling; it is far cheaper to fix than replace.
- Winter bills much higher than last yearAuxiliary heat is doing work the compressor should be doing.
Questions, answered
Do heat pumps actually work in Alabama winters?
Very well. Birmingham rarely spends long below a heat pump's efficient range, which is exactly the climate they suit — you get efficient heating and cooling from one system.
How often should a heat pump be serviced?
Twice a year. It runs in both seasons, so a single annual visit leaves one of its two duties unchecked going into the season that needs it.
My heat pump is old — repair or replace?
We put the repair cost, the remaining life and the running-cost difference side by side and give you the numbers. If repair is the better answer this year, we will say so.
One system for both seasons, one team behind it.
Book a heat pump visit, or ask about the Whole Home Protection Plan.
