Expert Heat Pump Installation in the Portland Metro Area

A heat pump is basically an air conditioner that can also run in reverse. Your AC doesn't create cold, rather, it moves heat from inside your house to outside. A heat pump does that same thing in summer, then flips direction in winter to pull heat from the outdoor air and bring it in. Even cold air holds plenty of heat, enough to warm the much colder refrigerant that carries it inside. Because it relocates heat instead of burning fuel to create it, a heat pump is far more efficient than a furnace.

Most whole-home heat pump installations we completed in the last year ranged from $7,500 to $13,000. Where a job lands depends on the size and efficiency of the system and whether your ductwork needs work.

Well below freezing. Modern cold-climate heat pumps are rated to heat efficiently at temperatures colder than this region actually sees. What matters is sizing: a system sized to the coldest nights holds temperature instead of falling back on electric backup heat, which is where the high bills come from. We size for the cold stretches rather than the average day.

In most homes, the ductwork a furnace was already using. A ducted heat pump is designed to run on it. We check the duct sizing and condition during the estimate, because a heat pump moves a larger volume of air at a lower temperature than a furnace does, and undersized or leaky ducts hold the system back. If something needs adapting, we tell you before you decide.

Dual fuel pairs a heat pump with a gas furnace: the heat pump handles most of the season, and the furnace takes over in the coldest stretch. It suits homes that already have gas and want to keep it as backup. If you are replacing the furnace anyway, we price both approaches side by side so you can see the difference in up-front cost and in running cost.

Qualifying heat pump installations may be eligible for Energy Trust of Oregon rebates, and the amount depends on the equipment and on what it replaces. We handle that side of it as part of the job, so it is not something you have to chase.

A heat pump installation requires a mechanical permit, and we pull it through your local jurisdiction and schedule the inspection as part of the job. The inspection verifies the install meets code, which protects you and keeps the equipment warranty valid. You do not have to handle any of the paperwork yourself.

Most heat pump installations are completed in a day, and we confirm your specific timeline in the written quote before any work is scheduled. If the job involves ductwork changes or an electrical panel upgrade, it can run longer, and we tell you that up front.

We work with FTL Finance. The application takes about five minutes and comes back with a decision in under twenty, on a 120 month term at a fixed 16% APR that never changes for the life of the loan. The credit check is a single TransUnion inquiry, with no Experian or Equifax pull, and there is no penalty for paying it off early.