Heat Pump Installation in Bossier City, LA
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 Bossier Parish will get in touch.
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Ten months of work a year in Bossier City
Your heat pump earns its keep here. Winters average 38°F and homes need heat November through March. Summers average 92°F and homes need cooling May through September. That leaves only two months when it can sit idle, and it spends the other ten either warming the house or cooling it.
Any new split-system heat pump has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum since January 2023. With over half of homes here heating with electricity, that heating side matters as much as the cooling side, not just a bonus feature tacked on for the few cold nights.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 38°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 92°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Louisiana requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors tests and records the contractor, not the job. That license stays with the business no matter how many installs they do, in Bossier Parish or anywhere else in the state.
For a heat pump install, that license tells you the contractor is on record with the state and passed the board's test to get there. The permit and inspection are separate from the license and cover the job itself. Most cities and counties require a permit for a heat pump installation and an inspection once the work is done, and that inspection is what checks the connections and the setup.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you're comparing it to. A heat pump does both heating and cooling from one system, where a furnace only heats, so you'd still need a separate air conditioner alongside it. Here winters average 38°F at night, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load on its own without backup, which is a big part of why they work well in this area. A furnace burns gas or uses electric resistance to make heat, while a heat pump moves heat from the outside air into your home, so it uses less energy to do the same job in weather like this.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools your home. A heat pump does the same cooling job in summer, but it can also reverse itself and heat your home in winter by pulling heat from the outside air and moving it inside. Mechanically they're built almost the same way, which is why a heat pump can replace both your furnace and your air conditioner with one system.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, a heat pump keeps working in cold weather, though it has to work harder as the outside temperature drops. Winter nights here average 38°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles efficiently without needing backup heat. Heat pumps struggle more once temperatures fall well below freezing for extended stretches, but that's not the typical winter pattern in this area.