Heat Pump Repair in Orlando, FL
Homes here need heat from December through January and cooling from March through November. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Orange County will get in touch.
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Your heat pump barely gets a break in Orlando
Nine months of cooling and two months of heat means this system runs almost all year. There is no real off season where parts sit idle and get a rest. The compressor and the outdoor fan motor carry that load month after month, and that kind of steady run time is what wears them down.
Orange County also sees its share of damaging wind, 64 events over the last ten years, and Florida households lose power often enough that more than a third went at least a day without it in 2024. A heat pump that loses power and comes back on needs to restart clean. If a capacitor or contactor was already weak, that restart is when it fails.
- 2 months
- December through January, your system heats
- 9 months
- March through November, it cools
- 51°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 contractors before they issue a Florida HVAC license. That license belongs to the contractor. It is not issued per job, so it does not need to be renewed for your repair specifically, but the contractor doing the work should hold it.
A heat pump repair usually means opening the refrigerant side of the system. Federal law requires EPA Section 608 certification for that work, in every state, not just Florida. So the contractor on your job should carry both. The state license puts them on record with Florida. The federal certification covers the refrigerant work itself.
Sources: Florida Legislature · Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In heating mode, that usually means the system has switched into defrost or the reversing valve is stuck. A heat pump defrosts itself by briefly running like an air conditioner to melt ice off the outdoor coil, and it can feel cold inside for a few minutes while that happens. If the air stays cold for longer than that, the reversing valve may be stuck in cooling mode, or the outdoor unit could be low on refrigerant. Either one needs a contractor to check, since guessing at the reversing valve without gauges just wastes time.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost on the outdoor coil during cold mornings is normal, and the system should clear it on its own through a defrost cycle. Heavy ice that does not go away points to restricted airflow, a low refrigerant charge, or a defrost control that has failed. Check first that nothing is blocking the outdoor unit and that the outdoor fan is actually spinning. If the ice keeps building after that, the system needs a contractor to find out why the defrost cycle isn't doing its job.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the outdoor unit and indoor blower are both running but the air coming out isn't cold, check the air filter first. A clogged filter starves the indoor coil of airflow, and the coil can ice over from the inside, which stops cooling even though everything sounds like it's working. Low refrigerant from a leak causes the same thing. On a 91°F afternoon this shows up fast, so if a fresh filter doesn't fix it, the system needs a contractor to check the charge.