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Heat Pump systems differ from conventional Air Conditioner and Gas Furnace systems in several different ways and are primarily used in homes that do not have natural gas or propane gas supplies.  The Heat Pump outdoor unit works with the Air Handler inside unit.  The basic concept of a Heat Pump is to remove heat from the air in one location and transfer it to the other.  In the summer, it removes heat from inside the home and transfers it outdoors.  In the winter, it removes heat from the outdoors and transfers it indoors.  You may wonder how much heat is available outdoors in winter temperatures.  The answer is that there is plenty of heat available to remove in any of the cold temperatures that we are able to live in.

The outdoor Heat Pump Unit is very similar to an outdoor Air Conditioner Unit.  There are a couple of additional valves and components that allow the Heat Pump Unit to reverse the refrigerant flow as needed when switching between the heating and cooling modes.  Heat Pump outdoor units run anytime there is a heating or cooling need for inside the home.

The Air Handler inside the home basically consists of the fan assembly, coil, electric heat strips and other electronic controls.  The coil works with the outdoor unit to transfer heat from or to the inside of the home.  In colder weather it takes longer for the Heat Pump to warm up the inside of the home since it is removing heat from the cold outdoors.  This is where the electric heat strips turn on to add additional heat in the home until the Heat Pump “catches up”.

Heat Pumps are considered more energy efficient than Air Conditioners with Furnaces.  Many electric companies provide larger rebates for Heat Pump system upgrades over the Air Conditioner and Furnace systems.

Trane offers several different models of Heat Pump Systems from a basic system to those with variable speed indoor fans and 2 speed / 2 compressor outdoor units.  In all cases, the Trane Heat Pump systems are made with high quality components for long life.

Nothing beat a Trane.

Have you ever purchased a beautiful new automobile but was later left disappointed because the dealer had such poor service?  Well, that can also happen when you install a new heating and air conditioning ( HVAC ) system in your home.

Proper installation of your new home air conditioner will ensure long and trouble free operation along with the home comfort you would expect.  Air-conditioning systems and heat pumps suffering from improper refrigerant charge can cause problems that range from reduced operating efficiency to system freeze-up and even possible compressor damage. If your air conditioning system is over-sized this will increase your on/off cycling and this will lead to poor de-humidification and higher running costs.

Today over 50% of all heating and air conditioning systems are believed to be adversely affected by one or more installation issues.

In the past, we at SOS Mechanical have seen many customers that purchased top quality equipment and were very disappointed with the end results.

Some problems were:

• Installation of top quality whole house air cleaners with gas pipe or ducts blocking the door access.
• Home heating systems installed with service access on back (So the service technician would have to crawl over the heater to service)
• No drain pan (Or using the old rusty one) with no cut off float switch allowing condensation water to leak through the ceiling into the home.
• Air ducts installed with no duct sealant allowing airflow to leak into the attic (causing the HVAC system to lose efficiency)
• Poor installation welds causing refrigerant leaks and improper Freon charge.

Sometimes the home heating and air conditioning system you expected is not the one you get!

SOS Mechanical installs all Home HVAC systems with factory trained personnel and top quality products and components.

Call us today for a comfort survey/quote on a new Trane comfort system! (512) 238-6699

SOS Mechanical Provides Residential HVAC Services to the following cities and zip codes in central Texas:

78681 Round Rock

78664 Round Rock

78665 Round Rock

78626 Georgetown

78628 Georgetown

78633 Georgetown

78660 Pflugerville

78613 Cedar Park

78727 Austin

78731 North Austin

78757 North Austin

78729 North Austin

78634 Hutto

78641 Leander