Heat Pump Service

Heat  Pump  Repair &  Installation in Danville and Junction City, KY

Heat pumps run most of the year in Central Kentucky, heating in winter and cooling in summer. We repair, maintain, and install them across the region, including dual fuel setups that pair a heat pump with a gas furnace.

Veteran owned · Heat pumps and dual fuel · Open 24 hours, six days a week

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If it is out right now

Heat Pump Not Keeping Up?

Call 859-324-2770. While you wait, here is what you can safely check and what to leave alone.

What to check yourself
Is the thermostat set to the right mode, heat or cool, and past the room temperature
Has the breaker for the indoor or outdoor unit tripped
Is the outdoor unit clear of leaves, snow, and anything leaning against it
Is the filter completely blocked
What to leave alone
Do not reset the system repeatedly. If it locks out twice, it is telling you something.
Do not chip or hose ice off the outdoor coil. Light frost that clears on its own is a normal defrost cycle.
Do not run space heaters unattended or on extension cords.
If you have dual fuel and smell gas

Leave the house first, then call the gas company, then call us. Nothing else on this page matters more than that.

1 Leave the house
2 Call the gas company
3 Then call us
Symptom checker

What Is Your System Doing?

Pick the one that sounds closest. It tells you whether this is tonight or this week.

Tonight

The system is not producing. In freezing weather that is a call tonight, not tomorrow.

The visit

What Actually Happens When We Arrive

The same order, every call.

Shoe covers 01
01

Shoe covers on before we step inside

Every home, every visit, without being asked.

Diagnostic 02
02

Diagnostic on the indoor and outdoor units and their controls

The whole system, not the easiest part to reach.

System check 03
03

Refrigerant, reversing valve, defrost, and backup heat checked

A heat pump can lean on its backup heat strips for weeks without anyone noticing, until the power bill arrives. We check that the heat pump is doing the work itself.

Written price 04
04

A written price before any work starts

You hear what is wrong and what it costs. Nothing gets touched until you say go.

Finished 05
05

The repair, finished and cleaned up

Same visit when the part is on the truck. If it has to be ordered, you hear that the same day.

01

Shoe covers on before we step inside

Every home, every visit, without being asked.

02

Diagnostic on the indoor and outdoor units and their controls

The whole system, not the easiest part to reach.

03

Refrigerant, reversing valve, defrost, and backup heat checked

A heat pump can lean on its backup heat strips for weeks without anyone noticing, until the power bill arrives. We check that the heat pump is doing the work itself.

04

A written price before any work starts

You hear what is wrong and what it costs. Nothing gets touched until you say go.

05

The repair, finished and cleaned up

Same visit when the part is on the truck. If it has to be ordered, you hear that the same day.

Common repairs

The Repairs We Make Most

Heat pump problems usually come down to a short list. They split by where the fault is.

Outdoor unit heat pump repairs by Southern Heating and Cooling in Central Kentucky.
Outdoor unit Refrigerant side
Reversing valve and defrost faults
Frozen or iced outdoor coils
Refrigerant leaks and low charge
Capacitor and fan motor failures
A compressor that will not start
Know your system

Heat Pump or Dual Fuel?

Central Kentucky homes run both. A heat pump does the work on its own, while dual fuel hands the coldest days to a gas furnace. Knowing which you have changes what we check first.

Furnace systems serviced by Southern Heating and Cooling in Central Kentucky.
All electric Heat pump Reversing valve Defrost cycle Backup heat strips
Heat pump systems serviced by Southern Heating and Cooling in Central Kentucky.
Heat pump plus gas Dual fuel Changeover point Furnace safety checks Outdoor coil
Hover either side
Furnace systems serviced in Central Kentucky.
Heat pump

Runs on refrigerant like an air conditioner in reverse and handles most Kentucky winters alone. When it struggles, it usually shows up as a house that never quite reaches temperature, or a power bill that jumps because the backup strips are doing the work.

Heat pump systems serviced in Central Kentucky.
Dual fuel

A heat pump paired with a gas furnace. The heat pump covers the mild days and the furnace takes over when it gets truly cold, which can save on energy costs over time. We can upgrade a heat pump system to dual fuel.

Both get the same diagnostic and the same written price. Neither gets guessed at.

Cost and timing

What It Costs and How Fast We Get There

The diagnostic $75

You know the fee before we come out and the repair price before we start.

Priced before we arrive Repair price before we start Nothing added at the end
The queue tonight

No heat and no cooling calls go to the front

01 No heat or cooling Dispatched first 02 Maintenance visit 03 Quote appointment 04 Follow up

Emergency calls are taken around the clock, six days a week, and dispatched as our crew allows. Call and we will tell you honestly when we can be there.

Where we work

Heat Pump Service Across Central Kentucky

We are based in Junction City and cover Danville, Nicholasville, Stanford, Springfield, Richmond, Harrodsburg, and Liberty, reaching south toward Somerset.

Pick a town to move the map
8 towns covered
Questions

What People Ask About Heat Pumps

Answered plainly, because nobody wants to read a brochure at midnight.

Ask us anything else, 859-324-2770
01

Do you repair heat pumps you did not install?

Yes. We service whatever brand is already in your home, and we tell you plainly whether a repair is worth it on a system of that age.

02

How much does a heat pump repair cost?

Our diagnostic is $75. You know the fee before we come out and the repair price before we start.

03

Why is my heat pump running constantly?

Long run times are normal in the coldest weeks. If it runs constantly in mild weather, or the house never reaches temperature, the usual causes are low refrigerant, a dirty coil or filter, a defrost fault, or a system sized wrong for the house. It takes a diagnostic to know which.

04

My heat pump is blowing cool air. Is it broken?

Not necessarily. Heat pumps deliver cooler air than a furnace and run defrost cycles in cold weather. If the house is not holding temperature, that is worth a call.

05
Read this one

Is it safe to keep running it until you arrive?

If you have dual fuel and smell gas, no. Leave the house and call the gas company first. If the outdoor unit is grinding, screeching, or smells like burning, shut it off. Otherwise, keeping the house comfortable until we get there is fine.

06

Can you convert my heat pump to dual fuel?

We can upgrade a heat pump system to dual fuel. We look at the existing equipment first, then give you a written price and an honest view of the savings, which are real but modest.

07

How often should a heat pump be serviced?

Twice a year, in spring and fall, because it both heats and cools. Our Hospitality Club and Magnolia Club memberships cover both visits, and members skip the $75 trip and diagnostic fee.

Today

Do Not Wait on a Struggling System

Call and tell us what the heat pump is doing. We will give you a straight answer about what it needs, and if it can wait we will tell you that too.

Where your house is heading
54 °F
Inside now
Where it should be
70°F

Every hour without heat costs you a few degrees.