Heat Pump Installation in Pearl, 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 Rankin County will get in touch.
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A heat pump in Pearl works nearly all year
Homes here need heat or cooling 11 months out of the year. Heat from November through March, when nights average 37°F. Cooling from May through October, when afternoons average 91°F. Barely a month goes by without one or the other running.
A new split-system heat pump has to meet 14.3 SEER2 for cooling and 7.5 HSPF2 for heating, the federal minimum for units built since 2023. In Pearl both ratings get used, not just one. Close to half of homes here already heat with electricity, so the unit going in has to hold up on the hot afternoons and the cold nights alike.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 6 months
- May through October, it cools
- 37°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 license is issued to the contractor, not to this specific job. It means the person or business taking on your heat pump installation has been tested and is on record with the State Board of Contractors, the same as any other contractor doing this work anywhere in Mississippi.
The license covers who is allowed to do the work. It does not cover whether this particular installation gets a permit or a look from anyone once it's done. In most cities and counties here, putting in a heat pump needs a permit from the local building office and an inspection when the job is finished. That inspection is what checks the actual installation, separate from whatever the license already says about the contractor.
Source: Mississippi State Board of Contractors
- Is a heat pump better than a furnace?
- It depends on what you need it to do. A furnace only heats. A heat pump heats and cools, which matters here since homes need cooling from May through October and heat from November through March. Winter nights average 37°F, which a heat pump handles fine, so for most of the year here a heat pump covers both jobs a furnace and a separate air conditioner would otherwise split between them.
- What's the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?
- An air conditioner only moves heat out of your home. A heat pump does that same job in summer, then reverses and moves heat into your home in winter. The parts inside are similar, the compressor, the coils, the refrigerant line, but the heat pump has a reversing valve that lets it run both directions. That's why a heat pump can replace both your furnace and your air conditioner, while an air conditioner alone only covers the cooling months.
- Does a heat pump work in cold weather?
- Yes. A heat pump pulls heat from the outside air even when it's cold out, and winter nights here only average 37°F, which is well within what a heat pump is built to handle. It keeps working as the air gets colder, it just has to work harder to pull the same heat out of it. A contractor can size the system to your home so it keeps up on the coldest nights.