Thinking about replacing your furnace and AC with one efficient electric system? Perfect Star designs and installs heat pumps sized for your home, with a fixed price before work starts and financing options.
The short answer: A heat pump heats and cools your home with one electric system, replacing both the air conditioner and, in most homes, the gas furnace. East Bay winters are mild, which suits heat pumps well. Expect a higher upfront cost than a furnace and AC, and in many older homes an electrical panel upgrade. Perfect Star handles the heat pump and the electrical work, with a fixed price before work starts.
Why East Bay Homeowners Choose Heat Pumps
One System for Heating and Cooling
A heat pump does the work of a furnace and an air conditioner. If both are getting old, replacing them with one heat pump means one outdoor unit and one system to maintain.
Efficient in Our Climate
Heat pumps are most efficient in mild winters like ours, and today’s models also keep up with hot summer afternoons inland. Many homeowners pair them with solar to run on their own power.
Heating and Electrical Under One Roof
Most heat pump projects in older homes need electrical work: a new circuit, and often a 100- to 200-amp panel upgrade. Our HVAC technicians and electricians work together, so one company handles the whole job.
Ducted or Ductless
We install central heat pumps that use your existing ducts, and ductless mini-split heat pumps for homes, rooms and additions without ducts.
How a Heat Pump Installation Works
Free in-home estimate. We look at your home, your current equipment, your ducts and your electrical panel, and check which rebates you qualify for.
A fixed price. You get options with a fixed price for each before any work starts, plus financing choices.
Installation. Our own installers, not subcontractors, remove the old equipment, install the heat pump and any electrical upgrades, and clean up.
Guaranteed performance. Your system is covered by our Perfect Comfort, No Duds, Perfect Price and Perfect Workmanship guarantees.
A heat pump is an electric system that both heats and cools your home. In summer it moves heat out of the house like an air conditioner; in winter it runs in reverse and moves heat in. One outdoor unit replaces both the air conditioner and, in most homes, the gas furnace.
Do heat pumps work well in the East Bay?
Yes. East Bay winters are mild, which is where heat pumps are most efficient, and they also handle hot inland summers in places like Brentwood, Antioch and Livermore. We size every system for your home and your area.
How much does a heat pump cost?
A complete heat pump system typically costs more upfront than a furnace and AC combination. Our California cost guide puts heat pump systems at roughly $14,000 to $25,000 or more, depending on home size, efficiency and installation work. An electrical panel upgrade, if needed, typically adds $1,200–$2,500. Get an instant online estimate or a free in-home quote.
Will I need an electrical panel upgrade?
Many older homes have 100-amp panels that can't carry a heat pump alongside everything else. We check your panel during the estimate, and our electricians handle panel upgrades in-house, so you don't need a second contractor.
Can I get a heat pump without ductwork?
Yes. Ductless mini-split heat pumps heat and cool individual rooms or zones and are a good fit for older homes without ducts, additions and hot upstairs rooms. See ductless mini-splits.
What brands do you install?
We're a Lennox Premier Dealer and a Daikin Comfort Pro, and our technicians service and repair all makes and models.
Can I finance a heat pump?
Yes. We offer financing through GoodLeap and through Service Finance Company, including a 0% for 18 months “same as cash” plan on qualifying projects of $5,000 or more (deferred interest, approval required). See financing options.
Are there rebates for heat pumps?
Utility and state rebate programs change often, so we check exactly which ones your home and new system qualify for during your free estimate.
Last updated November 2026 by the Perfect Star team.
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