Heat Pump Installation in Conroe, TX
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 Montgomery County will get in touch.
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A Conroe heat pump works almost the entire year
Your heat pump does not get much of a break here. Cooling runs April through October, seven months, and it takes over heating from November through March when nights average 43°F. That is twelve months of a compressor cycling on and off to keep up.
More than half the homes in this area heat with electricity, so when a heat pump goes down, there is no gas furnace to fall back on. Montgomery County has seen four winter storms and 72 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and across Texas a third of households lost power for at least a day in 2024. A new split-system heat pump installed now has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the current federal minimums, so it is built to handle a long season on both ends.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 43°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 93°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is issued to the contractor by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, not to any single job. That means the state has tested the person or business before letting them take on work like this, and keeps a record of who they are. It does not mean the state signs off on your particular installation.
That check comes from the local building office instead. In most cities and counties, a heat pump installation needs a permit, and the work gets inspected once it is done. That inspection is what looks at the actual work in your house, the wiring, the refrigerant lines, the way the unit is set. The state license tells you who is allowed to do the work. The permit and inspection are what look at this job.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you're weighing. A heat pump handles both heating and cooling from one system, so it can replace your furnace and your AC. Around here winters are mild, with nights averaging 43°F, so a heat pump can carry the heating load without much strain. A furnace burns gas and only heats, so you'd still need a separate AC for the seven months a year homes here need cooling.
- 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 the cycle in winter to move heat into your home instead. That's why a heat pump can replace both your furnace and your AC, while an air conditioner only covers half the year.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, a heat pump still pulls heat from outside air even when it's cold, though it works harder as temperatures drop. Winter nights here average 43°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles without trouble. It's only in much colder climates, with nights well below freezing for long stretches, that a heat pump's output starts to fall off enough to need backup heat.