Heat Pump Installation in Lake Havasu City, AZ
A new system here will heat from November through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Mohave County will get in touch.
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Your heat pump works almost the whole year here
Lake Havasu City asks a heat pump to run 11 months out of 12. Summer afternoons average 96°F from May through September, and the system has to hold that back for five straight months. Then winter turns around and asks for heat from November through April, with nights averaging 35°F.
That kind of year-round load makes the equipment you choose matter more than it would somewhere with a short season on either end. Any split-system heat pump installed new has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum as of 2023. In a place that leans on the system almost every month, getting the sizing and installation right is what determines whether it meets that number in practice, not just on paper.
- 6 months
- November through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 35°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 96°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arizona requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Registrar of Contractors tested this contractor and keeps a record of them before they were licensed to take on work like this. That license belongs to the contractor, not to this particular heat pump.
The license is what backs the person doing this installation. In most cities and counties, putting in a heat pump also needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is done. That permit and inspection are separate from the state license. They put a second set of eyes on this specific job.
Sources: Arizona State Legislature · Arizona Registrar of Contractors
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- For most homes in Lake Havasu City, yes, because winters here are mild. Your winter lows average around 35°F, and a heat pump handles that range well without help from backup electric strips. A furnace burns gas to make heat, while a heat pump moves heat from the outside air into your home, so it also runs your cooling in summer instead of needing a separate air conditioner. With 58% of homes here already heating with electricity, a heat pump is a natural fit for one system that does both jobs.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools. A heat pump cools the same way in summer, but it also reverses in winter and pulls heat from outside air into your home instead of burning fuel to make heat. Both use a compressor and refrigerant to move heat, an air conditioner just does it in one direction.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, down to well below freezing, and it will have no trouble with winters here. Your winter nights average around 35°F from December through February, which is mild enough that a heat pump can carry all your heating without backup. Heat pumps lose some efficiency as the outside temperature drops, but they keep pulling heat from the air even in the cold, they just work harder to do it.