{"id":788,"date":"2014-08-26T15:55:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T19:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/blog\/?p=788"},"modified":"2014-08-26T15:55:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T19:55:30","slug":"3-common-heat-pump-repair-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/?p=788","title":{"rendered":"3 Common Heat Pump Repair Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heat pumps are very energy efficient and have a long life span \u2013 usually 15-20 years when they are well-maintained \u2013 but they will still require repair at some point during your ownership. While many parts of a heat pump are similar to the outdoor unit of a traditional air conditioning system, there are some heat pumps repairs in Jacksonville that are different from traditional systems. It is important to hire professionals who have experience repairing heat pumps, which is why you want to call a company like Touchstone Heating and Air, Inc., for all your heat pump repair needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common Heat Pump Repairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following are three common heat pump repairs our technicians see frequently:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Issues with the reversing valve<\/strong> \u2013 heat pumps can heat and cool because they are equipped with a valve, known as a reversing valve, which allows you to switch between heating and cooling. This valve can become stuck in 3 different positions: heating, cooling, or in between. In certain instances, the valve can be repaired, but sometimes replacement of the valve is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Low and high pressure &#8211; a<\/strong>mong the major causes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/air-conditioning\/heat-pump-installation-replacement\" target=\"_blank\">heat pump<\/a> problems with low head pressure are defective compressor and evaporator issues. When it comes to high head pressure, it is usually due to contaminated condenser and overfeeding of refrigerant in the unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Refrigerant leaks<\/strong> \u2013 refrigerant leaks affect how the cooling and heating process in your system works. Leaks can occur anywhere in the system, and can be difficult to locate. In addition, a person needs to be certified to handle refrigerant, so it\u2019s important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">call a professional<\/a> to handle any issues you may experience with refrigerant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heat pumps are great options for homeowners, especially those looking for a single device to provide both heating and cooling. Because heat pumps run year-round, it is important to have reliable, qualified help when problems occur.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong> Take care of your heat pump repairs in Jacksonville, FL with a company you can trust: Touchstone Heating and Air, Inc. Call us today.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat pumps are very energy efficient and have a long life span \u2013 usually 15-20 years when they are well-maintained \u2013 but they will still require repair at some point during your ownership. While many parts of a heat pump are similar to the outdoor unit of a traditional air conditioning system&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[55,14],"class_list":["post-788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-heat-pump-repair","tag-jacksonville"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}