Heat Pump Installation in Ardmore, OK
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 Carter County will get in touch.
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Ardmore asks a heat pump to work most of the year
A heat pump here works ten months a year. Heat from November through March, cooling from May through September. Winter nights average 32°F, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load without much strain. Summer afternoons average 93°F, and the cooling side runs just as many months as the heating side does.
62.3% of homes here heat with electricity, so when a heat pump goes out, there is often no gas furnace to fall back on. Carter County recorded 5 winter storms and 40 damaging wind events between 2015 and 2024, and in 2024, a quarter of Oklahoma households went at least 24 hours without power. A new split-system heat pump has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum for units built since January 2023.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 32°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 93°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Oklahoma requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industries Board tests and licenses HVAC contractors across Oklahoma, including here in Carter County. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license that qualifies someone to work on a furnace across town qualifies them for the heat pump going in at your house.
Because Oklahoma licenses the contractor, that license is what stands behind the person doing your installation. In most cities and counties, the job also needs a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the work is done, which checks that the heat pump was installed correctly.
Source: Oklahoma State Legislature
- 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, so you're not running separate equipment for your winters and summers here. A furnace only heats, and it burns gas or uses electric resistance to do it, which usually costs more to run than a heat pump moving heat instead of making it. Where a furnace still wins is deep cold, since even a good heat pump loses capacity as the temperature drops, though winter lows here average around 32°F, which a heat pump handles fine. A contractor can look at your ductwork and your house and tell you which fits better.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only moves heat out of your house. A heat pump does that same job in summer, but it can also run in reverse and pull heat from outside air into your house in winter. Mechanically they're close cousins, both using a compressor and refrigerant, which is why a heat pump can replace both your AC and your furnace with one outdoor unit.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, a heat pump keeps working in cold weather, though it has less heating capacity as the outdoor temperature drops. Winter nights here average around 32°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles without trouble. Newer heat pumps are rated for much colder conditions than older models were, so how your specific system performs on the coldest nights is something a contractor can size for when they look at your house.