Heat Pump Installation in Portland, OR
- Installation typically covers the outdoor heat pump, indoor air handler or ductless wall units, refrigerant line set, electrical hookup, and a startup test — new ductwork is quoted separately if your home needs it.
- A single-zone ductless install usually finishes in one day; multi-zone retrofits in older homes without ducts take **2-3 days** depending on how many rooms get a head.
- Ballpark cost runs from about $4,500 for a single-zone ductless mini-split up to $16,000+ for a whole-home ducted heat pump replacement — **exact pricing is confirmed on a free on-site visit**, not guessed over the phone.
- We haul away the old furnace, AC condenser, or window units being replaced, so nothing sits at the curb in Alberta Arts District, Sellwood-Moreland, or anywhere else on the route.
- Book by calling (971) 512-0966 — we schedule the on-site visit, hand you a **written quote before any work starts**, and you decide from there with no pressure.
The real decision isn't heat pump versus furnace — it's ducted versus ductless, and that depends on what's already in the walls. Homes in Irvington, Laurelhurst, and the Alberta Arts District were mostly built before central air existed, so there's no duct chase to reuse. A ductless mini-split solves that by running a thin refrigerant line through a small wall penetration to each room, avoiding the plaster and crawlspace work a duct retrofit would require. The trade-off is cost per zone: covering four rooms with individual heads costs more upfront than one ducted system, but it skips weeks of construction most owners of a 1910s bungalow don't want. In Montavilla, Lents, and parts of Woodstock, where mid-century ranch homes already have working ductwork from an old furnace-and-AC setup, a ducted heat pump swap is usually the simpler and cheaper path since the distribution system stays put.
Energy Trust of Oregon runs incentive programs for qualifying heat pump installations, and the amount depends on the equipment tier and your household — we walk through current program details on-site rather than quoting a rebate figure over the phone, since guessing a number that changes is how homeowners get burned. Wildfire-smoke season is also part of the equation for a lot of Portland households near Forest Park and the East Buttes: a heat pump with a proper filtration setup helps manage indoor air during bad smoke weeks, but it's an add-on worth discussing honestly rather than an automatic upsell tacked onto every
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