Heat pumps sized and installed to carry a Front Range winter, with cold-climate capacity verified first.
HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION AND REPAIR IN NORTHERN COLORADO
Heat pump installation and repair in Northern Colorado comes down to one hard test: what the equipment still delivers when the outdoor temperature falls into the single digits. Larimer County’s 99 percent heating design temperature is about 1 degree F. Weld County’s is about 0 degrees F. Fort Collins runs roughly 5,918 heating degree days in an average year.
A heat pump chosen on a mild climate assumption will run out of capacity on the coldest mornings here and hand the job to backup heat. We at Homegrown Heating and Air Conditioning size, install, service and repair air source heat pumps across Northern Colorado. Licensed and insured throughout Northern Colorado, with a written load calculation behind every replacement.
NO BRAND LOYALTY, JUST GOOD EQUIPMENT
BRANDS WE INSTALL AND SERVICE
We repair every major brand, whether or not we installed it. On replacements we recommend based on your load and budget, not on whose rebate is best this quarter.
WHERE WE WORK
HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION AND REPAIR ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO
If you’re in NoCo, you’re in our neighborhood. We drive to you fast, and with the common furnace parts already on the van.
GOOD TO KNOW
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Will a heat pump actually keep my house warm in a Northern Colorado winter?
Yes, if it is selected against the right capacity number. Larimer County’s design temperature is about 1 degree F, so the figure that matters is maximum heating capacity at 5 degrees F compared with the home’s Manual J heating load. A correctly matched cold climate unit covers the load well below freezing, with backup heat reserved for the coldest hours.
Do I need a permit to install a heat pump in Fort Collins?
Yes. Heat pumps are named on the City of Fort Collins mechanical permit list, and the fee is $65 per heating appliance. Where a mini split or heat pump becomes the primary heat source, the city also requires Manual J, D and S calculations with the application. We pull the permit and schedule the inspection as part of the job.
Should I keep my gas furnace when I add a heat pump?
Often yes. A dual fuel setup lets the heat pump carry mild and moderate weather and hands off to the furnace below the changeover temperature. It is a common choice on the Front Range because it protects comfort on the few days a year that sit near the design temperature.
Does my rebate depend on which utility serves my address?
It does. Fort Collins Utilities customers go through Efficiency Works, while most Weld County addresses go through Xcel Energy, and parts of Windsor, Timnath, Wellington and Berthoud are served by Poudre Valley REA. We confirm the serving utility before we quote, and more detail on our local coverage is on our Fort Collins service page.
Can a heat pump replace my air conditioner instead of my furnace?
It can do both. A heat pump cools in summer the same way a central air conditioner does, and reverses in winter to heat. If you are comparing the two, our air conditioning installation page covers the cooling-only option side by side.
What about a single room or an addition with no ductwork?
That is a ductless application rather than a ducted heat pump replacement. Rebate structures and code requirements are different, and we cover them on our ductless mini split systems page.
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