AC ISSUES
When it comes to keeping your home comfortable year-round, heat pumps are a great solution to keeping both your cooling and heating costs low. Nothing beats a properly installed well-performing heat pump.
If your heat pump is not turning on, or the air temperature coming from your vents is not matching your thermostat settings, or if the whole unit frequently short cycles, Indoor Air Quality Medics Heating & Air Conditioning can help. We can provide repair services for any brand of heat pump to ensure your unit is running smoothly and efficiently.
Don’t let a failing heat pump ruin your home’s temperature control; if you need heat pump repair, your local HVAC technicians at IAQ Medics can help.
Like any mechanical equipment, heat pumps have a lifespan. Once your heat pump gets to be 10 years old or older, you should consider replacing it with an ENERGY STAR® qualified unit.
At IAQ Medics, we know how important it is to have a reliable heat pump that will last you for years. Our licensed, HVAC technicians have been installing heat pumps in Alexandria, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Lorton, Woodbridge, and all of Northern Virginia for over 15 years. Contact us to install yours!
Heat pumps are efficient because they don’t burn fuel to create heat. Instead, they use the principles of an air conditioner in both the summer (when they function as air conditioners) and in the winter. When you install a new heat pump, you can expect:
Geothermal heat pumps operate differently than conventional furnaces in that they do not burn fuel to create heat—instead, they use the Earth's steady temperature to efficiently heat and cool homes.
A ground loop, buried underground, circulates fluid that absorbs heat in winter, warming the home, and releases heat in summer, cooling it. This eco-friendly technology reduces energy consumption, lowers utility bills, and contributes to a sustainable future by harnessing renewable energy from the Earth.
It’s hard to imagine that there’s any heat in the air when the outside temperature is 40 F or below. Refrigerators work like mini heat pumps, pulling out heat energy even when it seems really cold in the fridge already. Just because it doesn’t FEEL warm outside doesn’t mean there isn’t heat in the air (unless the temperature gets to absolute zero: -460 F), and a heat pump can pull that heat out and blow it into your home. In fact, most heat pumps have an operating range as low as 25 F.
Many modern heat pumps include what are known as Reverse Cycle Chillers (RCCs), which eliminate the periodic blowing of cool air that most heat pumps go through during their defrost cycles. RCCs also allow heat pumps to operate at much lower temperatures—in fact, some RCCs can provide hot water at 115 F even when it’s 15 F outside!
There are three main factors you should consider when deciding whether you need heat pump replacement or repair:
Remember, your furnace has been sleeping all summer – do this before you turn it on...
When your furnace fails to engage for some reason, it turns off. Since the thermostat still senses the room is too cold, it sends another message to the blower and the on / off cycle begins
Even new systems can run into problems. If your system is blowing warm air, find out what it means, and what you can / should do to get it operating correctly.
