Heat pumps typically reduce heating costs by 30-50% compared to electric resistance heating and can lower cooling costs versus traditional AC. Actual savings depend on your current system and local electricity rates.

Heat pumps need seasonal maintenance including filter changes, coil cleaning, refrigerant checks, and reversing valve testing. We recommend professional service twice yearly since the system runs year-round.

In many cases, yes. We can integrate a heat pump with your current furnace to create a dual fuel system, or replace your entire HVAC system with a heat pump solution optimized for your home.

Yes. Our mild Willamette Valley winters are close to ideal for heat pumps, which keep heating efficiently well below freezing. Modern cold-climate models handle our occasional cold snaps without trouble.

In this climate, usually yes, because a heat pump moves heat rather than burning fuel to make it. Many homeowners see lower combined heating-and-cooling bills since one system does both jobs.

With annual maintenance, expect roughly 12 to 15 years. Keeping the outdoor coil clear and the filters changed has a big effect on how long you get.

Yes, that's one of the biggest advantages. A heat pump heats and cools from a single system, so you maintain one unit instead of two. In colder spells a backup heat strip or dual-fuel setup fills the gap.

Heat pumps run longer cycles than furnaces by design, which is normal and efficient. Constant running paired with weak output, though, can mean low refrigerant or a defrost problem worth a look.

In wet winters the outdoor coil ices up, so the unit briefly reverses to melt it, sometimes with steam and a whoosh. That's completely normal. What's not normal is staying iced over, which we should inspect.