Heat Pump Services for Auburn Homes

Heat pumps relocate warmth instead of burning fuel to create it. In July it pulls warmth out of your house and releases it outdoors. In January a valve reverses the process and that same box out back pulls warmth from the cold air and moves it indoors. That works well in a climate like ours, with long cooling seasons and mostly moderate winters. It also means the equipment rarely gets a break. Some of what owners notice is perfectly normal. On a cold, wet morning the outdoor unit may stop, hiss and release a cloud of steam. That is a defrost cycle and it should finish in a few minutes. On the coldest nights, backup electric heat may kick in to help. Also normal. What deserves a call is ice that keeps building, backup heat running constantly, a unit stuck in heating or cooling mode, or air that never warms up. Those usually point to a reversing valve, a defrost board or sensor, a refrigerant issue or restricted airflow. Homes with dual fuel, where a gas furnace backs up the heat pump, need the changeover point set correctly too. We explain which is which, fix what is broken and never charge you to repair normal behavior.