Heat Pump Repair in Palm Bay, FL
Homes here need heat from January through January and cooling from March through December. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Brevard County will get in touch.
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In Palm Bay, your heat pump barely gets a break
Your heat pump runs almost year round here, cooling from March through December and switching to heat for the rest. That is 11 months of work a year, with summer afternoons averaging 90°F and pushing the compressor hard for hours at a stretch. It does not get much downtime to recover between seasons.
All that runtime adds up on the compressor and the outdoor fan motor, the two parts doing the most work when the unit cycles on and off all day. Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the system struggles, there is no backup keeping the house comfortable. And with 99 damaging wind events recorded in Brevard County over the past ten years, outdoor units take a beating from debris and storm damage on top of the daily workload.
- 1 months
- January through January, your system heats
- 10 months
- March through December, it cools
- 54°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Florida requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Florida's Construction Industry Licensing Board tests contractors before they get that license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job. The same license that covers a heat pump repair on this page covers whatever else that contractor is hired to do.
Repairing a heat pump almost always means opening the refrigerant side of the system. Federal law requires anyone who does that to hold EPA Section 608 certification, no matter what state they work in. On this job the two protections cover different things. The state license means Florida tested this contractor and has a record of the business. The federal certification means the technician handling the refrigerant is qualified to do that specific part of the work.
Sources: Florida Legislature · Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In heating mode, a heat pump puts out air that feels cool next to your skin even when it is working right, because the air leaving the vents is warmer than the room but still cooler than your body. If the air is actually cold, not just cool, check that the outdoor unit is running and not iced over. A reversing valve stuck in cooling mode will also do this, and that needs a contractor to fix.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost during a defrost cycle is normal, especially on a cold night. A heavy coat of ice that does not clear on its own usually means airflow is restricted, often from a dirty filter or a coil that needs cleaning, or it means the refrigerant charge is low. Low refrigerant will not go back to normal by itself, so if the ice keeps building after you have checked the filter, have a licensed contractor look at the charge and the defrost control.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the outdoor unit and indoor blower are both running but the air is not cold, the most common causes are a dirty filter choking airflow, a frozen coil, or refrigerant that has leaked out. With summer afternoons here running near 90°F, a system that is low on refrigerant or fighting a clogged filter will struggle to keep up and may run long stretches without cooling the house. Check the filter first. If that is clean and the unit is still not cooling, it needs a licensed contractor to check the refrigerant charge and the coil.