Heat pumps in Santa Monica
One outdoor unit for heating and cooling, installed, repaired and serviced.
Santa Monica's weather is about as easy on a heat pump as weather gets.
With January averaging about 56°F and August about 70°F, a heat pump spends the year in the range where it works most efficiently. Even the cool, grey mornings of May Gray and June Gloom are an easy load. It heats on cool mornings and cools on warm afternoons with the same outdoor unit, so one system replaces both the furnace and the air conditioner.
When a heat pump makes sense here
Replacing a gas furnace
Gas comes from SoCalGas. When an old furnace and air conditioner are both near the end, one heat pump can replace both.
Renewable power by default
Since 2019 Santa Monica's default electricity is Clean Power Alliance, 100% renewable, delivered by Southern California Edison.
Houses with ducts
North of Montana and Sunset Park houses with existing ducts can take a central, ducted heat pump.
Apartments without ducts
A ductless heat pump, a mini split, heats and cools room by room.
Planning the change
We check the electrical panel first, since a heat pump replacing a gas furnace adds electrical load. Then we size the system for the house, test the ducts and plan the outdoor unit location. Rebates for heat pumps come through SCE programmes and change during the year, so check the current terms before you buy; we give you model numbers to check.
For buildings without ducts, see ductless mini splits. If you only want to replace the cooling, compare AC installation.
From the first visit to a working system
Survey
Panel, ducts, house size and the outdoor spot.
Quote
Equipment, electrical work, permit and testing, itemised.
Install
Old furnace and condenser out, heat pump in, controls set up.
Test and inspect
Duct test, a full heating and cooling run, then the city inspection.
Heat pump questions from Santa Monica
Will a heat pump keep a Santa Monica home warm in winter?
Yes. With January averages around 56°F, winters here are well inside the range where heat pumps heat efficiently.
Can a heat pump replace my gas furnace?
Usually, if the panel has capacity or can be upgraded. We check the panel on the first visit.
Do you repair heat pumps?
Yes, both ducted heat pumps and mini splits. For no-cooling faults see AC repair.
Thinking about switching from gas? We will check the panel and quote a heat pump.
One system for the whole year
Call us, or send the form and we will call you back, every day, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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