Heating in Jacksonville

For most Jacksonville homes, a heat pump is the better choice. Our winters are mild enough that one efficient heat pump handles both heating and cooling year-round, with lower installation cost and lower running cost than a furnace + central AC combo. Furnaces still make sense when you have an existing gas line, prefer faster warm-up, or want a high-output backup for extended cold snaps.

At least once a year — a pre-winter tune-up in October or November. Heat pumps that double as cooling systems need a spring tune-up too. Florida’s mild winters mean heating systems get used in short, intense bursts during cold snaps — exactly when a missed maintenance check turns into a no-heat emergency. Maintenance-plan members get both visits scheduled automatically.

Heat pumps typically last 12–15 years — coastal salt air and year-round runtime shorten the lifespan slightly compared to dryer regions. Gas furnaces, used only seasonally, can last 18–22 years. Maintenance-plan members regularly extend both well past those averages.

Yes. Our NATE-certified technicians service every residential brand sold in Jacksonville — Trane, Carrier, Lennox, Rheem, Goodman, American Standard, York, Bryant, Mitsubishi, and more — across all system ages, configurations, and fuel types (electric, natural gas, LP).

They’re the same thing — electric resistance coils inside the air handler that kick on when the heat pump can’t keep up with the demand on the coldest mornings. “Aux heat” on your thermostat means the strips are active. They’re expensive to run, so a heat pump that’s calling for aux heat all winter usually points to a sizing or refrigerant issue we can diagnose.

If you have a heat pump, yes — it’s a single outdoor unit that reverses its refrigerant cycle to deliver heat in winter and cooling in summer. If you have a straight-AC + furnace combo, the AC only cools. Not sure which you have? Look at your outdoor unit’s nameplate or call us — we’ll tell you in 30 seconds.