A heat pump does the work of a furnace and an air conditioner in one system, which makes it efficient and makes a fault more noticeable, because there is no second system to cover for it. Reversing valves, defrost controls, and low refrigerant charge are common causes when a heat pump stops keeping up. These issues can often be repaired and do not automatically mean the system needs to be replaced.
Colorado asks a lot of a heat pump. Sizing and the backup heat strategy matter more here than they do in milder places, so a heat pump installation is planned around the coldest week of your winter rather than the average one. Get that wrong and the backup heat carries the house all February, which is exactly the running cost the system was bought to avoid.
A thermostat is the cheapest upgrade in the house and the one most often installed badly. The wrong model for the system, a missing common wire, or staging left on the factory default will all run the equipment worse than the dial it replaced. We match the thermostat to the system you actually have and set it up before we go.
Denver air is dry, and a house sealed well enough to be efficient is sealed well enough to hold dust inside it. Indoor air quality work covers filtration, whole-home humidifiers, ventilation and the duct airflow behind all of it. The right answer depends on the house, so we would rather look at it than sell you a box.
What This Covers
Heat Pump and Air Quality Services We Offer
Heat Pump Repair
Reversing valves, defrost controls and refrigerant charge are the usual three when a heat pump stops keeping up.
Heat Pump Installation
Sized and planned around the coldest week of your winter, not the average one, so the backup heat stays backup.
Thermostat Installation
Matched to the system you actually have, wired properly, and configured and explained before we leave the house.
Indoor Air Quality
Filtration, whole-home humidifiers and ventilation for air that feels stale, dusty or dry through the winter.
Our Approach
Built for Colorado's Changing Climate
A heat pump has to do two jobs in a climate that can swing forty degrees in a day, and the air inside a well-sealed Denver house has nowhere to go. Both are solvable, and both are commonly solved badly: an undersized system with backup heat left to cover the gap, or an air cleaner sold for a problem nobody measured.
We plan an installation around the coldest week of your winter rather than the average one, and we look at the house before recommending anything for the air inside it. Estimates on new systems are free and given in writing before a part is ordered, so the number you agree is the number you pay.
Indoor air quality is often the part homeowners put off because nothing has actually broken. It is also the half that is cheapest to get right while the system is already open: a filter cabinet, a humidifier tie-in or a duct correction costs far less alongside other work than it does as a separate visit of its own.
Common Questions