Heat Pump Repair in Laredo, TX
Homes here need heat from December through February and cooling from March through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Webb County will get in touch.
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Your heat pump works almost the whole year here
Laredo asks for cooling eight months a year and heat the other three. That is eleven months where your heat pump has to run, with almost no season off to rest. Summer afternoons average 98°F, so the compressor spends long hours pushing heat out of the house, and it wears on the parts that keep the refrigerant moving.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the heat pump goes with it. A third of Texas households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024, and Webb County has logged 31 damaging wind events over the past ten years. After an outage, check that the outdoor unit comes back on. If it doesn't, the problem is usually in the controls, not the compressor itself.
- 3 months
- December through February, your system heats
- 8 months
- March through October, it cools
- 47°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 98°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 stays with the business, so it is the company you are hiring that TDLR has vetted, not this one repair.
A heat pump repair means opening the refrigerant side of the system, and that work needs EPA Section 608 certification no matter where you live. That certification is federal and covers the handling of refrigerant itself, separate from the state license covering the business.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In heating mode, a heat pump puts out air that feels cool next to your skin even when it is working right, because the air leaving the vents is usually only around body temperature or a bit above, not the hot blast you get from a gas furnace. If the air is truly cold, with no warmth to it at all, check that the system is set to heat and not fan only. When that is not it, the problem is usually the reversing valve stuck in cooling position or low refrigerant, and either one needs a licensed contractor to fix.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost on the outdoor unit in winter is normal. Your heat pump runs a defrost cycle on its own to melt it off every so often, and during that cycle the outdoor fan stops and you may see steam. Ice becomes a problem when it builds up thick and stays there, covering the coil so air cannot move through it. That points to a fan that has stopped running, low refrigerant, or a defrost control that has failed, and a contractor needs to look at it before the coil gets damaged.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- When the outdoor unit and indoor fan are both running but the air coming out is not cold, the most common cause is low refrigerant from a leak somewhere in the line. A dirty outdoor coil, packed with dust or grass clippings, can cause the same thing because it stops the unit from shedding heat outside. Check your filter first, since a clogged one starves the system of airflow and can look like the same problem. On the 98°F afternoons Laredo gets all summer, a system low on refrigerant will struggle hardest, so it is worth having a contractor check it before the next hot stretch.