Auburndale sits in the middle of the Polk County chain of lakes, and that location puts a steady load on your heat pump. Moisture heavy air drifts off Lake Ariana, Lake Juliana, and Lake Mattie almost every month of the year, so the system rarely gets a long rest. When it quits in late July, a closed up house gets uncomfortable in a hurry.
Egberts Electrical Plumbing Air Conditioning repairs heat pumps for homeowners across Auburndale, from the older block houses near Main Street to the newer subdivisions off Berkley Road and Old Dixie Highway. We track down the real cause instead of guessing, explain what we found in plain language, and get your air cold again the same day whenever parts allow.
A heat pump almost always gives you a warning before it stops working altogether. Keep an eye out for these common red flags in your Auburndale home.
Catching any of these early usually means a smaller repair bill and a system that lasts several more seasons.
Storms cause most of the breakdowns we answer here. Central Florida takes more lightning strikes than just about anywhere in the country, and a hit near your property can take out a capacitor, a contactor, or a control board while the rest of the house keeps humming along like nothing happened.
Humidity is behind the quieter failures. Condensate drain lines grow algae and back up, which trips the float switch and shuts the system down on the hottest afternoon of the week. Sandy yards and heavy pollen pack the outdoor coil, forcing the unit to run longer and wear out parts ahead of schedule.
Then there are the January cold fronts. A heat pump that spent ten months cooling suddenly has to reverse itself, and that is when a worn reversing valve or a stuck defrost board finally shows up. Homeowners often discover the problem the same night the temperature drops into the thirties.
Every call starts with a real diagnostic. We check refrigerant pressure, electrical connections, the capacitor and contactor, the reversing valve, defrost controls, the blower motor, the thermostat, and the condensate drain before we tell you anything. That way you get an answer based on the system in front of us, not a guess made in the driveway.
Because our team handles electrical work as well as heating and cooling, we can follow a problem past the equipment itself to the disconnect, the breaker, or damaged wiring. A lot of companies stop at the unit and leave you calling someone else. We finish the job.
Once we know what failed, you get the price up front and the choice of how to move forward. We keep common parts on the truck, clean up behind us, and make sure the system is running the way it should before we pull out of your driveway.
Greg called us one Thursday afternoon in July from his house near Lake Ariana. The air coming through the vents felt lukewarm, and he could hear the outdoor unit humming even though the fan blade was not turning.
Our technician found a failed capacitor, most likely knocked out by the storm that rolled through two nights earlier. He swapped it, verified the refrigerant charge, flushed a drain line that was half blocked with algae, and rinsed the grass clippings and pollen off the outdoor coil while he had the panel open. Greg had cold air again in about an hour, and the house was back to normal before supper.
There are plenty of companies that will answer the phone, so here is what sets our crew apart.
Heat pumps do not wait for business hours to fail, and neither do we, so call any time your system gives out.
Most repairs are finished in a single visit, often in an hour or two. If a part has to be ordered, it may add a day.
If the unit is under about ten years old and the failure is minor, a repair is usually the better value. Older systems with repeated breakdowns tend to cost less to replace than to keep patching.
Heat pump air feels cooler than furnace air, so that alone is normal. If the house never warms up, the reversing valve or defrost control may have failed and needs to be checked.
Yes. Surges from nearby strikes are one of the most common causes of failed capacitors, contactors, and control boards in this part of Florida.
Yes, we provide emergency service for homeowners in Auburndale and the surrounding Polk County area. Call us whenever your system stops working.
