Heat pumps · Longview, WA · November 2026

What to Do When Your Heat Pump Goes Into Defrost in Longview

By Feltons’ Heating & Cooling · Suggested publish date: November 3, 2026

November in Longview looks a lot like the month the outdoor unit starts talking. Mornings sit in the upper 30s and low 40s. The air is damp. Leaves and fir needles collect around the cabinet. Then you walk outside and see frost on the coil, a cloud of steam, or the fan stopped while the unit hisses.

That is usually defrost. It is also the moment a lot of homeowners assume the heat pump is broken and call for a no-heat emergency. Sometimes they are right. Most of the time they are watching a normal cycle in Pacific Northwest weather.

Here is how to tell the difference, and what to do while you wait.