A heat pump is an air conditioner that can run in reverse: cooling in summer, heating in winter, all from one system. In Fort Lauderdale, where the heating load is a handful of cold snaps a year, that makes heat pumps one of the most efficient choices available.
We install, replace, and repair heat pumps across Broward County — sized by load calculation, with the ductwork evaluated and the electrical verified by our own electricians.
Why Heat Pumps Fit South Florida
Heat pumps move heat instead of making it, which is dramatically more efficient than electric resistance heat — and in a climate where winter means a few weeks of 50s and 60s, the heat pump barely works hard. You get full air conditioning all summer and efficient heat for the cold snaps, with no separate furnace.
For homes currently heating with electric strip heat or old baseboards, the winter savings are real.
Installation and Replacement
Heat pump replacement follows the same discipline as any system changeout: load calculation, duct inspection, electrical verification, written price, permits. The outdoor unit, indoor air handler, refrigerant lines, and controls all get sized as a matched system.
If your panel needs room for the new equipment, our electricians handle it in the same project — one crew, one price.
Repair and Maintenance
Heat pumps have a reversing valve and defrost controls that straight-cool systems don't, but most failures are the familiar ones: capacitors, contactors, refrigerant issues, and clogged drains. We diagnose before we quote on all of it.
Twice-yearly maintenance keeps both modes performing — the heating check in fall matters even here, because the one cold week of the year is a bad time to discover the reversing valve stuck.
Common questions
Do heat pumps work when it gets cold?
Yes — modern heat pumps heat effectively well below anything Fort Lauderdale sees. Our cold snaps are exactly the conditions heat pumps handle most efficiently.
Is a heat pump cheaper to run than my current system?
For heating, dramatically cheaper than electric resistance heat. For cooling, comparable to a straight-cool system of the same efficiency — the win is getting both from one system.
Can you replace my straight-cool system with a heat pump?
Usually yes. We verify the ductwork, the electrical, and the sizing, then quote the changeout in writing with permits included.
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