Heat Pump Repair in Kissimmee, FL
Homes here need heat from January through January and cooling from February through December. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Osceola County will get in touch.
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Your heat pump runs almost every day of the year here
In Kissimmee the heat pump switches to cooling in February and does not stop until December. Summer afternoons average 91°F, so the outdoor unit runs long hours to keep up, and the compressor and the fan motor rack up hours most systems in milder places never see. That kind of runtime wears on the parts that keep the compressor cool and the refrigerant moving.
When the weather turns, usually just January, the same system has to reverse and pull heat from air near 52°F. That switch strains the reversing valve, and a valve that is already worn from a full year of cooling can stick right when you need heat. Add in Florida's storms, with 14 damaging wind events recorded here over the past ten years, and outages that knock out power for a day or more in a lot of homes. Most heat pumps come back on by themselves once power returns, but a hard stop mid-cycle is its own kind of stress on the compressor.
- 1 months
- January through January, your system heats
- 11 months
- February through December, it cools
- 52°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Florida requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industry Licensing Board tests and records HVAC contractors before they can take work in Florida, and that record follows the contractor rather than any single job. A license here means the state has checked this person's qualifications and keeps them on file, not just that a business filled out paperwork.
For a heat pump repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your system. If the job involves opening the refrigerant side, which most heat pump repairs do, the technician also has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, a federal requirement that applies no matter what state you're in. Florida's license covers who is allowed to do the work. The federal certification covers who is allowed to handle the refrigerant itself.
Sources: Florida Legislature · Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In heat mode, a heat pump moves warmth from the outside air into your house, so the air coming out of the vents is warmer than the room but still cooler than what a furnace would put out. That's normal, especially on the coldest mornings when there's less heat outside to pull in. If the air feels flat out cold, not just cool, the system may have lost refrigerant or the reversing valve may be stuck in cooling mode. Either way a contractor needs to check it, since neither is something to diagnose from inside the house.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost on the outdoor unit during a defrost cycle is normal, and it should clear on its own within an hour or so. If the coil is coated in thick ice that doesn't melt off, airflow across it is blocked, either by a dirty filter, a coil that needs cleaning, or a fan that isn't running. Keep the system off until the ice melts, because running it iced over can damage the compressor. A contractor can find out why the defrost cycle isn't keeping up.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the outdoor unit is running but the air inside isn't cold, the most common cause is low refrigerant from a leak somewhere in the line. A dirty outdoor coil can also keep the system from shedding heat properly, especially after a summer where afternoons regularly hit 91°F and the unit is working hard. Check that the outdoor fan is spinning and the coil isn't caked with debris. If both look fine and the air still isn't cooling, a contractor will need to check the refrigerant charge.