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Heating Services in Orlando - Heat Pumps & Florida Heating Repair
Heat runs only a handful of days each Orlando winter - but a heat pump that quits on a 28°F overnight low is a real comfort problem. Owner-operated by Tony and Jon Luke Ventresca.
Florida heating is a heat-pump story.
Heating services in Orlando from Father and Son. Florida's heating context is different from northern markets - heat pumps dominate residential (95%+ of installations), and most homeowners only use heat 10-15 days per year. But cold snaps still happen, and a failed heat pump in a 28°F overnight low is a real problem. We handle heat pump repair, heat pump replacement, auxiliary heat strip diagnosis, and the rare furnace job in older homes or light-commercial. CAC1823678 licensed.
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Tony in the trade since 1995 - 30+ yearsDiagnosing Florida heat pumps, reversing valves, and defrost faults.
5.0 Google ratingFrom named Orlando customers.
Authorized Goodman dealerWith warranty labor handling included.
Synchrony financing availableOn repairs and replacements.
Why heat pumps dominate Florida
Walk almost any Orlando neighborhood and the heating system is the same outdoor box that cools the house - a heat pump.
Heat pulled out of your home · Mar–Oct Heat pulled into your home · Nov–Feb
Cooling mode
Roughly March – OctoberThe same outdoor unit we service on the cooling side moves heat out of the house, instead of burning fuel to make it. Because it only moves heat rather than creating it, it runs far more efficiently than a furnace ever could in this climate.
- Rated by
- SEER2Cooling efficiency
- Heat direction
- OutwardInside → outside
Heating mode
Roughly November – FebruaryA reversing valve flips the refrigerant flow, so the very same unit now pulls heat into the house from the outside air. Nothing else changes - one box, two jobs, all year.
- Rated by
- HSPFHeating efficiency
- Heat direction
- InwardOutside → inside
The vast majority of Florida homes heat with a heat pump, not a furnace - and the reason is the climate. Furnaces still turn up in older homes and some light-commercial buildings, but here they're the exception, not the rule.
Our heating services
Four heating nodes sit under this hub - each diagnosed on the dual-function systems that run Florida homes year-round.
Heat Pump Repair
Reversing valve failures, defrost board faults, and lost heating mode - diagnosed on dual-function systems where one fix often restores both cooling and heat. Schedule heat pump repairHeat Pump Installation
Right-sized replacement using a Manual J load calculation, matched to Florida's SEER2 and HSPF efficiency targets for year-round operation. Explore heat pump installationFurnace Repair
The rare furnace job - mostly older Orlando homes and light-commercial buildings that never converted to a heat pump. Request furnace repairAuxiliary Heat Strip Diagnosis
When the electric heat strip won't engage during a cold snap, or runs when it shouldn't and spikes your bill - we test the strip, sequencer, and thermostat staging. Have your heat strip diagnosedWhat's different about Florida heating
Heating in a humid subtropical climate behaves differently than up north, and two things catch Orlando homeowners off guard.
The auxiliary heat strip
When the overnight low drops below roughly 40°F, the heat pump loses efficiency and an electric heat strip switches on to keep up - but most people never learn whether theirs works until the first real cold snap, exactly when they need it.
The defrost cycle
Florida's moisture-heavy air means the outdoor coil collects frost even on a mild 40°F morning, so the system periodically reverses to melt it off. A few minutes of cool air from the vents during defrost is normal; a coil iced over for an hour is not.
We check both before you need them. And because most Orlando heat pumps are the same outdoor systems that cool the house, heating problems often connect back to AC diagnostics - reversing valves, refrigerant charge, defrost boards, airflow, and electrical controls.
Heat pump down? Call Father and Son.
When a cold snap exposes a failed heat pump or a dead heat strip, you want it diagnosed today - not next week. Reach Tony or Jon Luke directly during business hours.