Tempe heating installation calls lean toward replacement more than new construction, given how much of the city’s housing predates the newer East Valley suburbs. Johnson Power & Air installs gas furnaces and electric heat pumps, sized to the actual home rather than a standard package.
Choosing Between a Gas Furnace and a Heat Pump
Gas Furnace
An option worth weighing if your property already has gas service for something like a water heater. Furnaces bring fast heat-up times and a long track record of reliability.
Electric Heat Pump
Where a home was never set up with gas, this fills the gap. It’s plenty for the cold spells Tempe gets, without the added expense of extending gas service to the house.
Sizing to Your Home
Get the size wrong in either direction and you pay for it, either in wasted energy or a system that never quite catches up. Sizing here comes from your home’s real layout, not a template.
When a New Installation Makes Sense
A rare new build or addition without existing heating covers one scenario. Far more often in Tempe, it’s an original system that’s reached the point where another repair isn’t worth the cost, and starting fresh makes more sense.
Why Tempe’s Age Drives This Work
Tempe’s median home was built in 1984, the oldest in our service area, a byproduct of Arizona State University’s growth stretching back to the 1950s. That means a larger share of Tempe’s heating installs are full replacements of original equipment rather than first-time installs in new construction, unlike what we see in some of the newer East Valley suburbs.
Service Area
We work out of Gilbert, with Tempe part of our regular territory alongside Chandler, Mesa, and Queen Creek. Reach out with what you need and we’ll set up a time to walk through it, no cost for that first conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Should my Tempe home have a gas furnace or an electric heat pump?
A: It depends on whether gas service already reaches the property. With gas already there, a furnace makes sense; without it, a heat pump handles our winters without new infrastructure.
Q: My Tempe home's heating system is original, is replacement likely?
A: Quite possibly. Tempe’s median home dates to 1984, the oldest in our service area, so original equipment is often reaching or past a reasonable service life.
Q: How do you settle on the right size system?
A: We measure the actual space rather than plug in numbers from a standard package. Undersized and it struggles to keep up; oversized and you’re paying for capacity you don’t use.
Q: Does installing new ever beat repairing an aging system financially?
A: Frequently, once the old system’s reliability has really dropped off. We’ll walk you through which path makes more sense for your specific situation.