Heat Pump Maintenance
Regular maintenance is key to extending the lifespan of your heat pump and ensuring it operates at peak efficiency. Our comprehensive maintenance services include tasks such as replacing air filters, cleaning coils and inspecting refrigerant levels. These measures help prevent common issues like frozen coils due to low refrigerant, which can impair your system’s performance. By scheduling routine maintenance with Metz Air Control, you can avoid unexpected breakdowns and costly heat pump repairs and replacements.
Heat pumps are versatile HVAC systems that provide heating and cooling by transferring heat between your home and the outside environment. They offer energy-efficient indoor climate control, making them a popular choice for homeowners in Chino, Chino Hills, Corona, Rancho Cucamonga and Yorba Linda, CA, seeking comfort and cost savings. At Metz Air Control, we specialize in the installation, repair, and maintenance of heat pumps, ensuring your system operates efficiently year-round.
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Heat Pump Installation
Selecting the right heat pump is crucial for optimal performance and energy efficiency. At Metz Air Control, our NATE-certified comfort advisors assess your home’s specific heating and cooling needs to recommend a system that aligns with your requirements and budget. We perform precise load calculations based on ACCA’s Manual J specifications to ensure proper sizing, which is essential for comfort and efficiency. Our heat pump installation process is thorough, adhering to industry best practices to guarantee your new system operates flawlessly from day one. We also feature a heat pump showroom where you can browse our selection of systems and ask for advice and recommendations.
Heat Pump Repair
Even the most reliable heat pumps can experience issues over time. Signs such as inconsistent temperatures, unusual noises or increased energy bills may indicate the need for professional attention. Our team at Metz Air Control is equipped to diagnose and repair a wide range of heat pump problems promptly. For instance, refrigerant leaks can lead to reduced efficiency and system malfunctions; our experts can identify and address these issues effectively. We prioritize restoring your system’s functionality swiftly.
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What’s A Heat Pump?
Heat pumps don’t create heat. They redistribute heat from the air or ground using a refrigerant that circulates between the indoor fan coil (air handler) and the outdoor compressor. In cooling mode, a heat pump absorbs heat inside your home and releases it outdoors. It works like an air conditioner with a reverse gear that can switch to heating. In heating mode, a heat pump reverses the process and pumps heat into the home.
How Does A Heat Pump Work?
A heat pump contains an outdoor expansion valve that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant in the outdoor coil until the coil is much colder than the outdoors. The cold outdoor air warms this coil. As amazing as this seems, a heat pump coil can reach temperatures as low as 20°F below zero.
After picking up as much heat as possible from the outdoors, the heat pump compresses the refrigerant to very high pressures that raise the temperature to as high as 130°F. This hot gas is then pumped indoors to heat your home.
Heat Pump Defrosting
This supercooling of the outdoor coil does create a little problem. Although cold winter air holds little humidity, the super cold heat pump coil turns that little bit of water vapor into frost. After an hour or two, the heat pump coil will collect enough frost and ice to block airflow. Reduced airflow results in a colder coil and more frost – a real snowball effect. This snowball slashes efficiency and greatly damages the compressor.
To combat this frost, iced-up heat pumps must shift from heating to cooling mode for a few minutes every hour or two. This heats the outdoor coil and melts the offending ice and frost. You may have guessed that this process wastes a lot of energy. Older heat pumps employ a simple timer mechanism to initiate the heat pump defrost cycle every hour. Trane heat pumps have electronic sensors that defrost only when needed. This greatly increases the heating efficiency of the heat pump.
