Heat Pump Repair in Lafayette, LA
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from April through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Lafayette Parish will get in touch.
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Your heat pump runs almost all year here
In Lafayette Parish your heat pump works nearly every month, cooling through summer afternoons that average 91°F, then switching over to heat on winter nights that average 44°F. That switchover puts real strain on the reversing valve, the part that flips the system between heating and cooling. A reversing valve that starts sticking will leave you with heat when you want cooling, or the other way around.
The wind is the other thing working against it. Lafayette Parish has logged 39 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outdoor units take the brunt of it. Debris and storm damage can bend the fins on the outdoor coil or knock the fan out of balance, and either one shows up as a system that runs but does not cool or heat like it should. With about half of Louisiana households losing power for 24 hours or more last year, it is also worth knowing that most heat pumps come back on by themselves once power is restored, so if yours does not, that points to something else needing attention.
- 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 license comes from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, and it belongs to the contractor, not to the specific job they're sent out to do. That's the state's record of who is allowed to do this work.
For a heat pump repair, that license is what stands behind the job. But the refrigerant side of it carries its own requirement on top of the license. Whoever opens the sealed system to touch the refrigerant has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, a federal rule that applies here the same as it does everywhere else in the country.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In winter, a heat pump moves heat from the outside air into your home, so the air coming out of the vents is warm compared to outside but cooler than what a furnace puts out. That can feel cold to your hand even when the system is working right. If the air feels truly cold, not just mild, check that the outdoor unit is running and not iced over. A stuck reversing valve can also leave the system running in cooling mode when it should be heating, and that takes a contractor to fix.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost on the outdoor unit in winter is normal. Your heat pump goes through defrost cycles on its own, melting that frost every so often as it runs. Thick ice that does not go away, or ice that builds up fast, points to a real problem, often low refrigerant, a failing defrost control, or an outdoor fan that has stopped turning. With winter lows here averaging 44°F, conditions favor frost forming, so a system that cannot defrost itself will keep icing over. That needs a contractor to look at the refrigerant charge and the defrost board.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the outdoor unit is running but the air coming through your vents is not cool, the system may be low on refrigerant, or the outdoor coil may be blocked with dirt or debris. A dirty filter can also choke off airflow enough that the coil freezes over, which then stops it from cooling at all. With summer afternoons here reaching 91°F, a system that is not actually cooling will fall behind fast. Check the filter first. If it is clean and the problem continues, the refrigerant side needs a technician with EPA 608 certification to open it up and find the cause.