Heat Pump Installation in Cleveland, TN
A new system here will heat from October through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Bradley County will get in touch.
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A heat pump here works most of the year
Your heat pump will run from October through April to keep the house warm, then switch over and run May through September to keep it cool. That's all 12 months, so it doesn't get much of a break.
Winter nights average 32°F, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load without much strain. Summer afternoons average 88°F, and the same unit has to pull that heat back out of the house day after day. Any new split-system heat pump installed now has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimums as of 2023.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 32°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- A heat pump does something a furnace can't. It cools your home in summer and heats it in winter, all from one system. A furnace only burns gas or uses electric resistance to make heat, so you still need a separate air conditioner alongside it. Cleveland homes need heat from October through April and cooling from May through September, so a heat pump is working in some form nearly all year. Whether it's the right fit for your house depends on your ductwork, your electrical setup, and how you're heating now, so a contractor should look at the specifics before you decide.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools. A heat pump cools your home the same way in summer, but it can also run in reverse and pull heat from the outside air to warm your home in winter. Winter nights here average 32°F, and a heat pump is built to keep pulling heat from air that cold. Same cooling job, plus a heating job an air conditioner was never built to do.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from outside air even when that air is cold, down to well below freezing. Winter nights here average 32°F from December through February, which is well within the range a heat pump is designed to handle. As the outdoor temperature drops further, the heat pump has to work harder to pull the same amount of heat, and some models add electric resistance heat to help on the coldest nights. A contractor can tell you how a specific model performs at the lowest temperatures your home sees.