Heat Pump Repair in Rheems, PA
We handle heat pump repair throughout Rheems and the surrounding 17570 area, every day of the year including holidays.
Defrost cycles, long run times and air that feels cool at the register are all normal. Ice encasing the outdoor unit and auxiliary heat running on a mild day are not. We sort out which is which for Rheems homeowners.
Rheems is covered overnight and through holidays. The crew dispatched is the nearest one working Lancaster County, not whoever is free back in Plumsteadville.
The usual suspects
A unit encased in ice means defrost is not working. Cooling fine but not heating points squarely at the reversing valve. Auxiliary heat on a mild day means the heat pump is not pulling its weight, and charge is the first thing to check.
Heating and cooling around Rheems
Around Rheems the fuel is usually natural gas, though propane turns up wherever the main stops short. What makes Lancaster County distinctive is the age of the buildings: stone farmhouses and pre-war homes that were designed around radiators and later had ductwork threaded through them.
Those retrofits are behind a lot of the comfort complaints we are called about — rooms that never settle, and a system blamed for duct problems.
A heat pump leaning on resistance backup costs real money every day it does it. A Rheems electricity bill that has jumped is usually the first evidence of a fault nobody has noticed.
What happens when you call
Every technician working Rheems under the Plumsteadville HVAC Pros name follows the same sequence Frank Reilly used on his own in 2014: find the fault, price it, agree it, fix it.
Our Heat Pump Repair coverage takes in the whole 17570 area, from the streets around Rheems Elementary School out to the addresses satellite navigation struggles with. Describing a nearby landmark is often faster than an address.
- Rheems Elementary School
- Cameron Estate
- Donegal Presbyterian Church Complex
- Elizabethtown College
Other work we do in Rheems
Same number, same crew — (215) 484-0300.
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Boiler Repair in Rheems
Cold radiators, no heat, pressure trouble
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Furnace Repair in Rheems
No heat, short cycling, blowing cold
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Heating Repair in Rheems
Whatever heats your house, diagnosed
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Furnace Installation in Rheems
Replacement, sizing and venting done right
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Ductwork Repair in Rheems
Rooms that never get comfortable
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HVAC Maintenance in Rheems
Service before the season turns
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AC Repair in Rheems
Not cooling, frozen coil, water on the floor
Everything we do in Rheems · Heat Pump Repair across Pennsylvania
Heat Pump Repair in nearby towns
We serve these from the same base as Rheems, so if one is closer to you we can start from there instead.
- Elizabethtown 2.4 mi
- West Donegal 2.7 mi
- East Donegal 2.9 mi
- Maytown 2.9 mi
- Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County 3.0 mi
- Marietta 4.8 mi
Heat Pump Repair in Rheems — questions
Do you cover Rheems for heat pump repair?
Yes. Rheems in Lancaster County is inside our service area and the 17570 postal area is worked by the nearest crew. Call (215) 484-0300 at any hour, including nights, weekends and holidays.
Is ice on the outdoor unit normal?
Light frost between defrost cycles is. A solid shell of ice over the coil or fan is not — switch to emergency heat and call rather than chipping at it, which damages the coil.
What is the difference between auxiliary and emergency heat?
Auxiliary assists the heat pump automatically. Emergency switches the heat pump off entirely and runs only the backup — expensive, and a stopgap rather than a setting to leave on.
My electricity bill doubled this winter. Is that the heat pump?
Very likely, and it usually means resistance backup is doing work the heat pump should be doing. Low charge, a failed outdoor fan, a stuck reversing valve or a misconfigured thermostat all produce that bill.
Need heat pump repair in Rheems?
A technician is on duty in Lancaster County right now. 24 hours a day, every day, including holidays.