Heat Pump Repair in Ardmore, OK
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Carter County will get in touch.
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Ardmore asks a lot of a heat pump both ways
Your heat pump runs ten months out of the year here. Heat from November through March, cooling from May through September, with almost no break between one and the other. That kind of run time adds up on the compressor and the reversing valve, the part that switches the system between heating and cooling.
Winter nights averaging 32°F mean the system runs long stretches to keep up, and summer afternoons near 93°F push it just as hard the other way. Over the past ten years the area has recorded 40 damaging wind events and 5 winter storms, and in 2024 a quarter of Oklahoma households lost power for at least a day. Most heat pumps start back up on their own once power returns, but a surge during a storm can still damage the control board. If your system won't switch from heat to cool, blows air that isn't the right temperature, or won't start after an outage, that's usually why.
- 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.
Oklahoma's Construction Industries Board issues the license and keeps the record of who holds one. It covers the contractor doing the work, not each individual job that comes up.
For a heat pump repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your system in Carter County. If the repair calls for opening the refrigerant side, whoever does that part also has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, a federal requirement that applies no matter what state you're in.
Source: Oklahoma State Legislature
- Why is my heat pump blowing cold air?
- In winter, a heat pump puts out air that feels cool even when it is working right, because the air coming through the vents is warmer than the room but still cooler than your skin. If the air is truly cold and the house is not warming up, check that the thermostat is set to heat and not fan only. It could also mean the system has switched to emergency heat, the outdoor unit is frozen, or the reversing valve is stuck in cooling mode. A contractor can test the reversing valve and check refrigerant levels to find out which one it is.
- Why is there ice on my heat pump?
- A heat pump builds a light frost in cold weather and melts it off on its own through a defrost cycle. That is normal, especially on winter nights here, when temperatures average 32°F. Thick ice that does not go away is different. It usually means airflow is blocked, the defrost control has failed, or refrigerant is low, and a contractor needs to look at it before the compressor takes damage.
- Why is my heat pump running but not cooling?
- If the outdoor unit is running but the air inside is not cool, start with the filter and the outdoor coil. A clogged filter or a coil packed with dirt and leaves cuts off the airflow the system needs to move heat out of the house. On summer afternoons here, which average 93°F, a system fighting reduced airflow can run for a long time without keeping up. Low refrigerant from a leak causes the same symptom, and only a contractor certified under EPA Section 608 can open the refrigerant side to check it.