Heat Pump Installation in Easley, SC
A new system here will heat from October through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Pickens County will get in touch.
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Easley asks a heat pump to work almost every month
Winter nights here average 33°F from December through February, and the heat runs October through April. Summer afternoons average 87°F, with cooling running May through September. That is 12 months a year where a heat pump in Easley is doing one job or the other, with barely a break between.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so that heat pump is what keeps the house warm all winter, not just cool in summer. Any new split-system heat pump has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum since January 2023. Worth asking what happens to that heat pump when the power goes out, since 45% of South Carolina households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 33°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you need it to do. A heat pump both heats and cools, so it can replace your furnace and your air conditioner in one system. A furnace only heats, and here that means you still need something else running May through September. With winter lows around 33°F, a heat pump built to current standards can still cover your heating without a backup furnace in most cases, though a contractor can look at your ductwork and your house to say for sure.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only removes heat from your house and sends it outside. A heat pump does that same job in summer, but in winter it runs in reverse and pulls heat from the outside air into your house instead. That's the whole difference. The parts inside are much the same, but the heat pump has a valve that lets it switch direction, so it can replace both your furnace and your air conditioner.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat out of the outside air even when that air feels cold, and it keeps working as the temperature drops. Winter nights here average 33°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles without trouble. Heat pumps made now have to meet a federal minimum of 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, so any new system installed here is built to perform through a winter like this one.