Heat Pump Repair in Gwinner

The outdoor unit sits on a pad beside the house and holds the compressor and the outdoor coil. The compressor is usually where a contractor starts: it pressurizes the refrigerant that carries heat in or out of the house, and when it fails the system either stops producing conditioned air entirely or runs without doing much at all. The outdoor coil works alongside it, and a damaged or fouled coil will show up as poor performance in either heating or cooling mode.

Inside the house, the air handler holds the indoor coil and the blower. The indoor coil pulls heat from the air in winter and sheds it in summer, and a refrigerant leak will often show first as ice on this coil or as warm air coming from the vents. The blower pushes conditioned air through the house, and a failing motor or a worn capacitor can cut airflow even when the rest of the system is running fine. The reversing valve, which sits in the refrigerant line and switches the system between heating and cooling, is another piece a contractor checks when the unit runs but delivers the wrong temperature.

The drawing shows the general layout of a heat pump system, and a licensed contractor determines which components apply and what needs attention in your specific home.