Falling behind
When a heat pump runs nonstop and the house still sinks below the setting, it is falling behind. Testing the outdoor unit, the refrigerant circuit and the controls shows what is holding it back.
Heat Pump Repair and Installation in the Capital Region
A heat pump that runs from morning to night without warming the house, an outdoor unit coated in ice, vents that are barely warm: any of these can be brought to 518 Heating, along with new installations.
More than 3 in every 10 occupied Albany homes are heated with electricity, a figure that takes in every kind of electric heat and not just heat pumps. We take calls in Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Guilderland, Altamont and Altona.
Heat pump service
Ice on the outdoor unit
The unit stays buried in ice. Call, and a technician finds out why.
Odd sounds or no start
If the unit grinds, buzzes or stays silent when it should start, the technician will trace the fault. Motors, controls and other parts are all possible sources.
New installations
A new heat pump or a replacement unit needs sizing for the house before anything else. After that, the technician plans where the indoor and outdoor parts will sit.
Heat pumps with other heat
In a house with a furnace or boiler kept as a second source, trouble can sit in either system or in how they split the load. The technician looks at the whole arrangement, not just the heat pump.
No ducts in the cold rooms? Read ductless mini-split heating, or visit the home page.
Call us for a free quote
Describe the heat pump’s symptoms, and add whether a furnace or boiler also heats the house. You are not charged and not committed by making the call.
Call (866) 661-2784