Thinking of adding air conditioning to your SLO County home or interested in replacing your inefficient gas furnace? Heat pumps are an excellent option, and Lafferty Heating’s expertise ensures you receive a system designed perfectly for your home.
Since 1985, our local HVAC company has improved thousands of homes in the Cambria area. Our team has more than 65 years of combined experience and is proud to be trusted as one of the most knowledgeable technicians in the area. Our quality work, reliability, and technical expertise make us the best choice for your heat pump installation.
Benefits of Heat Pump Installation
Heat pumps are an all-electric heating and cooling system. In the summer, they remove heat from the air inside your home, just like air conditioning. In the winter, the process is reversed, and they take trace amounts of heat from the outdoor air, using it to warm your indoor air.
Because of how they operate, heat pumps provide:
High Energy Efficiency
Since heat pumps move heat instead of generating it, they are much more efficient than natural gas heating and space heaters.
Consistent Comfort
Heat pumps don’t produce a blast of air conditioning or heat. Instead, they release a steady flow into the home, which many families find more comfortable.
Dual Heating and Cooling
The most unique aspect of heat pumps is that they offer year-round climate control.
Improved Safety and Air Quality
Natural gas burns fossil fuels and creates emissions. Heat pumps are all-electric, so there’s no risk of air pollutants or carbon monoxide inside the home.
Our Heat Pump Options
Heat pump installations are very versatile and can be customized to any home’s layout. At Lafferty Heating, we offer both mini-split installations and ducted systems to suit your needs.
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Ductless Mini-Splits
Mini-splits are the most common type of heat pump we install in SLO County. Fixing failing ductwork is expensive, so it’s often more practical to install a new ductless system entirely. They’re ideal for people who want to add air conditioning to individual areas of the home. Mini-splits (often called “heads”) are usually wall-mounted in a room and controlled via remote. Individual heads then connect to an exterior unit.
Mini-splits can be zoned to provide heating/cooling anywhere you need it. Some families in Cambria opt for a single zone, with one air handler in their bedroom or in the living room. Others choose a multi-zone installation with multiple air handlers installed throughout the residence.
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Ducted Heat Pump Systems
Since heat pumps provide both heating and cooling, some homeowners install ducted heat pumps as their only HVAC system. With this set-up, you don’t have individual air handlers on the wall inside your living spaces. Instead, the heated and cooled air is sent throughout the home via ductwork, similar to how forced-air furnaces or central AC deliver air.
Lafferty Heating is an expert in ductwork, so we can provide this element of the installation in addition to the heat pump itself. We have a state-of-the-art sheet metal fabrication facility located directly in Cambria. Complete with an in-house laser cutter, we can create custom ductwork and fittings for your new heat pump.
How We Size Heat Pumps to Match Your Home
One of the biggest mistakes some heat pump contractors make is installing a unit that’s too big for the home. We’ve gone to heat pump service calls and found that the system was twice as large as it needed to be. This wastes unnecessary energy and the heat pump doesn’t operate properly.
Our team never makes this mistake because we always perform a Manual J load calculation before installation. This process accounts for all the variables in your home that could influence how well the heat pump performs, such as windows, insulation, and ceiling height. By taking this step, you receive a properly sized and designed heat pump, ensuring your heating and cooling is as energy efficient as possible.
Once installed, we also take the extra step of verifying your new heat pump’s performance. We test all vitals and make sure that our testing tool returns a perfect “A” grade. You’ll even get a report explaining what tests were run and how your new system did, so you don’t have to just take our word for it!
Why Cambria Homeowners Trust Our Local HVAC Company
Lafferty Heating has a long-standing reputation as a local, small business in Cambria, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Atascadero, and the surrounding area. For the past 40+ years, we’ve delivered high-performance HVAC services and custom ductwork solutions. We are:
- National Comfort Institute (NCI) and North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certified
- The Go-To HVAC Professionals That Locals Trust for a Second Opinion
- The Only HVAC and Sheet Metal Company in Cambria
- Industry Experts With Decades of Field Experience and Indispensable Knowledge
