Heat Pump Installation in Thibodaux, LA
A new system here will heat from November through February and cool from April through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Lafourche Parish will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year in Thibodaux
Your heat pump carries the load nearly all year here. From November through February, nighttime lows average 47°F, mild enough that a heat pump handles it without much strain. Then summer takes over, with afternoons averaging 90°F from April through October. Between the two seasons, the system runs 11 months a year with barely a break.
A new split-system heat pump has to meet federal minimums of 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, and with seven months of cooling season here, that SEER2 rating is the one that matters most. Lafourche Parish has also seen 16 damaging wind events over the past ten years, so how the outdoor unit gets mounted and secured is worth as much attention as the equipment itself.
- 4 months
- November through February, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 47°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Louisiana requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license comes from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, and it belongs to the contractor, not to this particular job. The board tested the person or company before handing out that license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. That is what backs the name on the truck.
For a heat pump install, that license is the thing accountable for the work, but it is not the only check on it. Most cities and parishes in Louisiana require a permit for a heat pump replacement, and an inspection once the work is finished. That inspection is where someone from the local building office looks at what was actually installed, separate from anything the state license covers.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- For a home in Thibodaux, a heat pump usually makes more sense. Winter nights here average 47°F, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load on its own. It also cools your home the rest of the year, so you are not paying for a furnace and a separate air conditioner. A furnace only heats, which matters less here since homes need cooling for 7 months a year.
- 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 pulls heat into your home to warm it in winter. Both use a refrigerant cycle and an outdoor coil, and in cooling mode they work the same way. The heat pump just has a reversing valve that lets it send heat the other direction.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls warmth from outside air even when it's cold, though it loses some efficiency as the temperature drops. Winter nights in Thibodaux average 47°F, which is mild enough that a heat pump keeps up without relying much on backup heat. Places with long stretches of hard freezes ask a lot more of the system than a Thibodaux winter does.