Wondering if a heat pump fits your house? Call (951) 574-1698 and ask our Riverside team before you decide.
Plenty of homes here pay for a furnace that runs a few cold weeks a year and a separate air conditioner that runs all summer. A heat pump does both jobs from one system, and mild winters are exactly where it earns its keep. Our Lennox Complete Heat Pump System brings all electric heating and cooling from one unit, and heat pump installation is how it gets into your house, after a free estimate at your door. We will also tell you plainly when your house, or a cold foothill lot, needs something different. Still weighing it? Compare heating installation and AC installation first.
Three quick checks answer most of the question before anyone climbs onto a roof.
A Mild Winter Home
Most of the county rarely sees hard cold, and that is where heat pumps work best.
Ducts in Decent Shape
Existing ducts often carry a heat pump fine, but leaks and weak returns hurt it.
Cold Nights Nearby
Pass, foothill and mountain homes may want backup heat or a different system. We say so.
A heat pump moves heat instead of burning fuel. In summer it pulls heat out of your house, like any air conditioner. In winter, this air source heat pump runs the same loop backward and draws heat in from outdoor air, even when that air feels cold.
Our Lennox Complete Heat Pump System gives you all electric heating and cooling from one system, installed by AmeriWest, with the price settled on paper before work starts. See all heating services.
A furnace plus an AC means two machines to buy, service and eventually replace. A heat pump can fold both into one outdoor unit, and with short winters that math often works in your favor.
Heat pump heating is efficient because it moves heat rather than making it, and that works well when winter air is merely cool. Most of the county has mild winters, so the system rarely strains. The San Gorgonio Pass, the foothills and the mountains get colder nights, and that is where we talk about backup heat. See how Lennox heat pump systems are put together.
On a heat pump replacement or a switch from gas, the old furnace and outdoor AC typically come out and one outdoor unit and an indoor air handler go in. We inspect your ductwork first, because leaky or undersized ducts show up fast. Not sure about yours? See duct repair and sealing. Rooms without ducts suit a ductless option.
We do not publish install prices, because size, ducts, electrical work and equipment all move the number. The free estimate ends with a written quote you can read at the kitchen table. Your bill depends on your rate plan with Southern California Edison, Riverside Public Utilities or Imperial Irrigation District, so bring a recent bill and we will walk through it. If gas still makes more sense, see furnace installation.
GreenSky, Optimus Financing and Service Finance can spread a heat pump over monthly payments, subject to their approval. Military, veterans, firefighters, police and EMTs take 20 percent off with proof. See HVAC financing.
We would rather talk a customer out of a heat pump than put one where it will disappoint. Customers praise our fair estimates, and that is the standard we hold.
We install from Murrieta and Temecula to Menifee, Moreno Valley and Corona, and out to Beaumont and Palm Springs.
A heat pump is an electric system that heats and cools your home by moving heat instead of burning fuel. In summer it removes heat from indoor air like an air conditioner. In winter it reverses and draws heat from outdoor air into the house. One outdoor unit does both jobs.
It pulls heat from outdoor air, even cool air, and carries it inside with refrigerant. In most of Riverside County that works smoothly. On the coldest foothill and mountain nights some homes want backup heat, and we tell you at the estimate whether yours is one of them.
Pricing comes after a free estimate and a look at your house, because system size, ducts and electrical work change the number. We do not quote ranges over the phone. Payment plans are available, and the lender decides who is approved and on what terms.
The main ones are weaker output on very cold nights, a need for healthy ductwork, and electric use in place of gas. In most of the county those limits are small. In colder foothill areas we may suggest backup heat or a different system.
Often yes, because winters are mild and one system can replace both a furnace and an air conditioner. It is not automatic. Your rate plan, your ducts and where you live in the county decide it, so ask us to walk through your own electric bills.
Neither wins everywhere. A heat pump suits mild winters and a home that also needs cooling. A gas furnace can still make sense in a colder foothill home or where gas is already piped in. Compare furnace installation, and we will tell you which one fits.
Check the label on the outdoor unit for the words heat pump. Many heat pump thermostats also have an emergency heat or auxiliary setting. A house with no gas furnace and one outdoor unit is often a heat pump home. If you are unsure, a technician can confirm it on a visit.
Most are. A mini split heat pump is a heat pump with ductless indoor units, so it heats and cools a room without ducts. It suits an ADU, a garage or an addition. See our ductless mini split installation page.