Heat Pump Installation in Brookhaven, MS
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from May through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Lincoln County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year in Lincoln County
A heat pump here works almost year round. Homes need heat from November through March and cooling from May through October, which leaves only one month it can rest. Winter nights average 39°F, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load itself most nights. Summer afternoons average 91°F, and that same unit has to bring the house back down day after day through six months of it.
More than two thirds of homes in Mississippi heat with electricity, so when a storm knocks out power, heat goes with it. Lincoln County has seen 79 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and statewide, 30% of households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024. Any split-system heat pump installed new has to meet the federal minimum of 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, so it starts out able to handle a load this steady.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 6 months
- May through October, it cools
- 39°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Mississippi requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The state tested this contractor and keeps a record of them at the Board of Contractors. That license belongs to the contractor, not to this one job, so it is the company's history and standing you are trusting, built up across every job they have done under it.
For a heat pump installation in Lincoln County, that license is what stands behind the work, and in most cities and counties here the job also needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once it is done.
Source: Mississippi State Board of Contractors
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you're comparing it to and how you heat now. A heat pump moves heat instead of burning fuel to make it, so it can also cool your home in summer, which a furnace can't do. Here winters average 39°F at night, mild enough that a heat pump can carry the heating load without much strain. Most homes in this area already heat with electricity, so switching to a heat pump often means better efficiency from equipment already suited to the climate, not a change in fuel type.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only cools. A heat pump cools the same way but can also run in reverse to heat your home in winter. Both use a compressor and refrigerant to move heat from one place to another, an air conditioner just moves it in one direction, out of the house. With summer afternoons here averaging 91°F and winters mild at 39°F, a heat pump can cover both jobs a separate furnace and air conditioner would otherwise split between them.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes, a heat pump still pulls heat from outside air even when it's cold, though it works harder as the temperature drops. Winter nights here average 39°F, which is well within the range a heat pump handles without trouble. Extreme cold, well below freezing for extended stretches, is where older heat pump designs lose ground, but that's not the typical winter pattern in this area. A contractor can size the system to your house so it keeps up on the coldest nights you actually get.