Oakum & VaneHeating · Seattle (206) 555-0172 Book a free in-home estimate

Heat pump installation for older Seattle homes

For houses with ducts, or ducts worth saving. One outdoor unit, one indoor air handler, heat in January and cooling in August from the same system.

Outdoor heat pump unit standing on a pad beside a house wall
Signs
attic insulation ducts, tested before reuse ductless head oil furnace oil tank, decommissioned panel, checked heat pump, proposed
Where this work happens.

When to call us

  • An oil or gas furnace past twenty years old
  • Ducts already in the basement and the main rooms
  • Rooms that never cool during a heat wave
  • You want to stop oil deliveries for good
The work

How the job runs

  1. In-home visit: we measure the house room by room and check the ducts, the panel and the oil tank
  2. Written options within two working days: system, size, what changes in the house, price
  3. Permits pulled and rebate paperwork started before install day
  4. Install, usually two to three days, outdoor unit first
  5. Commissioning, a walk through the controls with you, paperwork filed

Every stage is photographed and goes into the written record you keep with the house.

Price

What drives the price

Heat pump prices depend on the size of the house, how much duct work needs repair, the electrical panel and the equipment line you choose. Your written options show each of those as its own line.

Monthly payment options →

Questions

Common questions

Will a heat pump keep my house warm when it freezes?

Yes, when it is sized for your house and our winters. We size from a room-by-room load calculation, not from the old furnace label, and we show you the design temperature we used.

Can you reuse my old ducts?

Often, after sealing and a few changes. We test them first and tell you plainly if a run is too small or too leaky to keep.

Reply

Book a free in-home estimate.

Three short questions. We confirm a time, measure the house, and send written options within two working days.

Reply card: free in-home estimate
1. The heat2. The house3. You
What do you need?

Rather talk? (206) 555-0172, Mon to Fri 7:30 to 5:30, Sat by appointment.