Heat Pump Installation in Crowley, LA
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from April through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Acadia Parish will get in touch.
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A heat pump in Crowley works almost every month of the year
Winter lows here average 44°F, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heat load on its own most nights without leaning hard on backup heat. Summer afternoons average 91°F, and that heat runs from April through October, seven months of cooling on top of five months of heat. There is almost no season off.
Any split-system heat pump installed now 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 sides of the system this much of the year, those two numbers matter about equally.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 44°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°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 licenses the contractor, not the specific job. The license on file tells you this contractor met the state's bar to do HVAC work at all, and the board has a record of who they are.
For a heat pump installation, that license is the main thing standing behind the contractor's name. In most cities and counties in Louisiana, the job also needs a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the work is done. That inspection checks the installation itself, the same way the license checks the contractor behind it.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you're after. A heat pump moves heat instead of burning fuel to make it, so it handles both your heating and your cooling with one system. A furnace only heats, so you'd still need a separate air conditioner for the 7 months a year homes here need cooling. A heat pump covers both jobs year round.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only moves heat out of your home. A heat pump does that same job in summer, then reverses and moves heat into your home in winter. Both use the same kind of outdoor unit and refrigerant cycle, but the heat pump has a reversing valve that lets it run in either direction. That's why a heat pump can replace both your furnace and your air conditioner.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from the outside air even when that air feels cold, down to well below freezing. Winter nights here average 44°F from December through February, which is mild enough that a heat pump handles the heating load without trouble. It's in much colder climates, with nights well below zero for long stretches, that a heat pump needs backup heat to keep up.