Heat Pump Installation in Jackson, 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 Madison County will get in touch.
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A heat pump in Jackson works almost every month of the year
Homes here need heat from October through April and cooling from May through September. That is 12 months of the year with the system running one way or the other. Winter nights average 32°F, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load itself most of the season. Summer afternoons average 89°F, so the same system has real cooling work to do on the other end.
Any split-system heat pump installed new has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum as of 2023. In a climate that asks for both heat and cooling nearly all year, that efficiency floor matters on both sides of the rating, not just one.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 32°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you need it to do. A furnace only heats. A heat pump heats and cools, which matters here since homes need heat October through April and cooling May through September, close to year round. That covers both jobs with one system instead of two.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools. A heat pump does the same job in summer, but it can also run in reverse and pull heat from outside air to warm the house in winter. Both use a compressor and refrigerant to move heat, an air conditioner just can't move it in both directions.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, a heat pump pulls heat from outside air even when it's cold, though it has less heat to work with as the temperature drops. Winter nights here average 32°F, which a heat pump is built to handle. Federal minimums now require heat pumps to hit 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, so newer units are rated for a full winter of use.