Heat Pump Installation & Service in Mountain View, CA

Heat Pump Installation & Service in Mountain View

Mountain View has a real marine influence, so summers stay milder than Sunnyvale and the morning fog burns off late. Winter heating loads are easy and summer cooling is moderate. That is squarely in the range where a standard variable-speed heat pump runs efficiently year-round. You do not need cold-climate-rated equipment in this town, and paying for it would be money wasted.

The housing tells the real story. Old Mountain View around the downtown core is full of 1940s through 60s starter ranches that were built with a gas furnace and no central AC at all. More daytime occupancy from remote work has people wanting cooling in homes that never had it, and a heat pump answers both problems: it adds cooling and it replaces a furnace that is past its service life. Whether we can hang that on the existing ductwork depends on the ducts. In a lot of these homes the original runs are too tight to carry the added cooling airflow, and we lay out a ductless option instead. We tell you which on the estimate after the load calculation.

The other half of our local heat pump work is ADUs and garage conversions, which the city has made easy to permit since the 2020 streamlining laws. The usual answer there is a single-zone ductless heat pump, one outdoor unit and one indoor head, sized to meet Title 24 for that space. Newer infill around Mariposa and Cuesta Park is post-2010 code-built and usually just needs a like-for-like replacement when the original equipment ages out.

What we run into in Mountain View

Heat pump retrofit into a furnace-only home. Many Old Mountain View ranches have heat and no cooling. We check whether the existing ducts can carry cooling airflow, and if they can we replace the furnace with a ducted heat pump. If the ducts are too restrictive, we lay out a ductless option instead. Either way the load calculation comes first.

Ductless heat pump for ADUs and converted garages. The usual answer for a new ADU is a single-zone ductless heat pump: compact outdoor unit, one indoor head, independent control. It heats and cools the space, and we size it to meet Title 24 for that unit without added ductwork or a furnace.

Like-for-like replacement on newer stock. Post-2010 homes in the infill developments already have full HVAC. When that equipment ages out we size the replacement to the actual load, not the old tonnage, and check the panel before quoting.

Rebate check and paperwork. Mountain View is PG&E electric. We run eligibility across BayREN, MCE, PG&E, and manufacturer instant rebates, confirm what is currently paying, and handle the filing. Programs and amounts move, so we verify at the estimate rather than promise a number up front.

Heat Pump Installation & Service in Mountain View: common questions

Do you only serve Mountain View, or the wider Bay Area?

We are based in San Ramon and cover the Bay Area, Mountain View included. South Bay calls get routed by the day's schedule, and we run 7AM to 7PM seven days with no overtime charge. Call (925) 999-4095 and we will give you a window for your address.

My older Mountain View home has heat but no AC. Can a heat pump add cooling?

Yes, that is one of the most common installs we do here. A heat pump both cools and heats. The real question is your ductwork. If the existing runs can carry the cooling airflow we replace the furnace with a ducted heat pump; if they are too tight, a ductless system is usually the cleaner fix. We tell you which on the estimate.

What warranty comes with a new heat pump install?

New heat pump installs carry a 10-year manufacturer parts warranty plus a 10-year labor warranty from us. Repairs we make on an existing system carry a 1-year warranty. The diagnostic fee is $75, credited toward the repair if it runs over $200.

Nearby and related

Heat Pump Installation & Service near Mountain View: Palo Alto · Los Altos · Sunnyvale .

Other HVAC services in Mountain View: AC Repair · Ductless Mini-Split · Furnace Repair · HVAC Installation · Maintenance Plans .

Common heat pump installation & service problems in Mountain View: Heat Pump Not Cooling · Heat Pump Not Heating · Units Not Communicating .

See the full heat pump installation & service overview or our Mountain View service area.