Heat Pump Installation in Memphis, TN
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Shelby County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work a year in Shelby County
A heat pump here works most of the year. Winter nights average 34°F from December through February, and homes need heat from November through March. Summer afternoons reach 90°F, with cooling needed May through September. That is ten months of the year the unit is doing one job or the other, with only a short break in spring and fall.
That workload is part of why the federal minimums moved up. A new split-system heat pump has to hit at least 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. Where the equipment runs this much of the year, those numbers matter more than they would somewhere it sat idle half the time.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- A furnace only heats. A heat pump heats in winter and cools in summer, so it can replace both your furnace and your air conditioner. Whether that's the better choice for your house depends on your ductwork and your current setup, and a contractor can walk through that with you.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools your home. A heat pump does that same job in summer, but it can also run in reverse and pull heat from the outside air to warm your home in winter. The two share most of the same parts, the compressor, the coils, the refrigerant lines, which is why a heat pump can take the place of both your AC and your furnace.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from the outside air even when that air is cold, though it loses some efficiency as the temperature drops. Memphis winter nights average 34°F, which is a range a heat pump is built to handle.