Heat Pump Installation in Millbrook, AL
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Elmore County will get in touch.
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A Millbrook heat pump earns its keep most of the year
Winter lows here average 37°F, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load without leaning hard on backup heat. Summer afternoons average 91°F, so the same system is working the other side of the job from May through September. Homes in Millbrook need heat or cooling ten months out of the year, and a heat pump is built to do both jobs with one system.
Any split-system heat pump installed today has to meet a federal minimum of 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating. Wind is worth planning around here too. Elmore County has seen 81 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and in 2024, 18% of Alabama households went at least 24 hours without power. It is worth asking your installer how the outdoor unit and its disconnect are set up to handle that.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 37°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Alabama requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The state board tests contractors before they get licensed and keeps a record of who holds one. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it does not expire or reset each time a new crew shows up at a different house.
For a heat pump installation in Elmore County, the license is what stands behind the person doing the work, but the local building office is what checks the work itself. Most cities and counties here require a permit for a heat pump installation and an inspection once it is done, separate from anything the state license covers.
Source: Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you're weighing. A heat pump handles both heating and cooling from one system, and here in Millbrook that covers your whole year since you need heat November through March and cooling May through September. A furnace only heats, so you'd still need a separate air conditioner. Winter lows here average 37°F, which is mild enough that a heat pump keeps up without much strain.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools your home. A heat pump does the same cooling job in summer, but it can also reverse and pull heat into your home in winter. Both use a compressor and refrigerant to move heat, an air conditioner just moves it in one direction only.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, a heat pump keeps working in cold weather because it pulls heat from outside air even when that air feels cold to you. Millbrook winter nights average 37°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles without trouble. Heat pumps lose efficiency as the outdoor temperature keeps dropping, but that becomes more of a concern in places with hard freezes than it is here.