Heat Pump Repair in Fortville, IN

A heat pump in Fortville earns its keep in both directions. It cools through the humid 85-to-95 summer and heats through a long winter that drops into the teens and the single digits. That dual duty means the parts unique to a heat pump, the reversing valve and the defrost cycle, see real stress here, and when one acts up the symptoms can be confusing.

Call (317) 436-3846 when a heat pump quits heating, quits cooling, or runs constantly without keeping up. We diagnose the heat-pump-specific systems directly rather than treating it like a plain furnace or AC, because the failure points are different.

• Reversing valve faults that leave the unit stuck in heating or cooling and unable to switch.
• Defrost-cycle and sensor problems that let ice build on the outdoor coil during a cold-snap morning.
• Refrigerant leaks and charge issues that sap both heating and cooling output.
• Auxiliary and backup-heat staging problems that drive up electric use when the strips run too often.
• Compressor, contactor, and capacitor failures that stop the outdoor unit entirely.

Heat pumps fool people, because a refrigerant or reversing-valve problem can look like a furnace fault to an untrained eye. We measure the system in both modes, check the defrost logic, and verify the backup heat is staging the way it should. A correct diagnosis is what keeps your NineStar Connect or Duke electric bill from quietly climbing while strip heat runs overtime.

If a unit is old and the repair does not pencil out, we will walk through heat pump installation with you. For homes with a separate gas furnace and central AC instead of a heat pump, see furnace repair or AC repair.

My heat pump is icing over in winter. Is that normal?

A little frost that clears on the defrost cycle is normal. A coil that stays caked in ice is not, and it points to a defrost or refrigerant fault. Call (317) 436-3846 and we will diagnose it.

Why is my heat pump blowing cool air in heating mode?

It can be a stuck reversing valve, low refrigerant, or backup heat that is not staging in. We test the system in both modes to find which, because the repairs are very different.

My electric bill jumped. Could the heat pump be the cause?

Yes. When backup strip heat runs more than it should, electric use climbs fast. We check the staging and the defrost logic to bring it back in line.

Do you service heat pumps and gas furnaces both?

We do. Some Fortville homes run a heat pump, others a gas furnace with central AC, and many newer installs pair the two as dual-fuel. We diagnose all of them.

Is same-day service available?

During heating and cooling extremes we prioritize it. Call early and we will get a technician out as fast as the schedule allows.