Heat Pump Repair in Fort Worth, TX
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Tarrant County will get in touch.
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Your heat pump barely gets a break in Fort Worth
Eleven months out of the year, your heat pump is either heating the house or cooling it. Summer afternoons average 94°F, so it runs hard all day just to keep the house at temperature. Winter nights average 37°F, cold enough that the system has to pull heat from outside air instead of just moving air around.
That back and forth between heating and cooling puts real strain on the reversing valve. A valve that's stuck or failing shows up as air blowing the wrong temperature, or a system that runs constantly and never catches up. This area also sees its share of winter storms and damaging wind, and outdoor units take that weight directly, whether it's debris in the coil or ice on the unit after a freeze. With most homes here heating with electricity, a heat pump going down in a cold snap leaves the house with no other way to stay warm.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 6 months
- May through October, it cools
- 37°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 94°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation tests and records the contractor, not the individual job. That license is tied to the business you hire, so it stays in place across every repair that business does, this one included.
A heat pump repair almost always means opening the refrigerant side of the system, and that work falls under a separate federal rule that applies in every state. Whoever handles the refrigerant has to hold EPA Section 608 certification. In Texas, that means the contractor working on your heat pump is expected to carry both the state license and the federal certification for the refrigerant work itself.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In defrost mode, your heat pump is meant to blow cool air for a few minutes while it melts ice off the outdoor coil. If that's what's happening, it should switch back to warm air shortly and you don't need to worry. If the air stays cold, the system may have lost refrigerant, the reversing valve may be stuck, or the outdoor unit may not be running at all. A contractor can check the refrigerant charge and the valve to find which one it is.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- A thin coat of frost on the outdoor unit during a cold snap is normal, and it should clear on its own when the defrost cycle kicks in. Thick ice that doesn't go away points to a problem, usually low refrigerant, a dirty outdoor coil, a fan that's not turning, or a defrost control that's failed. Running the system with heavy ice built up can damage the compressor, so it's worth having a contractor look at it rather than waiting it out.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the outdoor unit is running but the air coming from your vents isn't cold, check the filter first, since a clogged one starves the system of airflow. If the filter is clean, the next likely causes are low refrigerant from a leak, a failing compressor, or ice built up on the outdoor coil blocking heat exchange. On a 94°F afternoon a system fighting any of these will struggle to keep up, so it's worth having a contractor check the refrigerant charge and the compressor.