Heat Pump Repair in League City, TX
Homes here need heat from December through February and cooling from April through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Galveston County will get in touch.
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Ten months a year of work in League City
Your heat pump runs almost year round here. Cooling from April through October, then heat through the mild winter, with only a couple months where it gets much rest. Summer afternoons averaging 90°F mean the compressor and outdoor coil carry a heavy load most of the year, and that steady demand is what wears them down.
Galveston County sees its share of storms, 48 damaging wind events over the past ten years. A third of Texas households lost power for a full day or more in 2024. When the power drops and comes back, your heat pump has to restart on its own, and a unit already worn from long summers is more likely to trip out or fail to restart clean.
- 3 months
- December through February, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 48°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°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 held by the contractor, not issued per job, so it's the business and the person running it who are on record with the state, not this specific repair. TDLR keeps that record and is who tested the contractor before letting them take on work like this.
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, not just Texas. The technician doing it has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, regardless of what the state license already covers. Between the two, one accounts for the contractor and the other accounts for anyone handling refrigerant.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In heating mode, a heat pump moves warm air at a lower temperature than a furnace does, so the air from the vents can feel cool even when it is working right. If the air feels cold rather than just cool, check that the thermostat is set to heat and not fan only, since the fan will run and push room-temperature air with no heat behind it. It could also mean the system has switched into a defrost cycle, which is normal for short periods on cold mornings. If the air stays cold for more than a few minutes and the outdoor unit is not running, a contractor needs to look at it.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- Some frost on the outdoor unit in winter is normal, and the system clears it on its own through a defrost cycle. Ice that builds up thick or stays for hours means something is stopping that cycle from working, often low refrigerant, a failed defrost control, or restricted airflow across the outdoor coil. Ice can also form if the outdoor fan has stopped turning while the compressor keeps running. Do not chip the ice off. Turn the system off and have a contractor check it before running it again.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the outdoor unit and indoor fan are both running but the air is not cold, the most common cause is low refrigerant from a leak. A dirty outdoor coil or a blocked filter can also cut off enough airflow that the system cannot pull heat out of the house on a 90 degree afternoon. Check the filter first, since that is the one thing worth ruling out yourself. If the filter is clean and the air still is not cooling, the system needs a contractor to check refrigerant levels and the coils.