HVAC Repair in Gadsden, AL
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Etowah County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work a year on your system in Gadsden
Your system only gets a couple months of rest. Heat runs November through March, and on nights that average 34°F, that furnace or heat pump cycles on and off most of the night to hold the temperature. Then from May through September, afternoons averaging 89°F push the AC to run long stretches with barely a break. That is ten months of load on the same equipment, winter and summer both.
Etowah County has seen 71 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and storms here can knock out power. Most furnaces and air conditioners need electricity to run even if the heat comes from gas, so an outage stops the system cold no matter what powers the heat itself. When the power comes back on, most equipment restarts on its own, but if yours does not, that is worth a call.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Alabama requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors issues that license, and it means the state tested the contractor before letting them take HVAC jobs. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it does not get reissued or checked each time someone calls one out for a repair.
For a repair to your heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. It tells you the contractor met the state's requirements to work on this kind of equipment at all. It does not certify any one repair, so the guarantee is about who is allowed to do the job, not a sign-off on what they did once they got there.
Source: Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature, since a setting bumped a degree or two can look like a dead system. If that checks out, check the breaker for the furnace or air handler, since a tripped breaker will stop it cold. Storms in this area knock out power often enough that a tripped breaker afterward is worth checking first. If power and settings are fine, the igniter or the flame sensor may have failed, and that needs a contractor to test and replace.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A clogged filter chokes off airflow, and the coil behind it can ice over, so the system runs but the air coming out barely feels cool. Next check the outdoor unit and clear away any leaves, grass clippings or debris blocking the coil. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear, the system may be low on refrigerant or have a failing part, and that calls for a contractor to check the pressures and find the leak.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it has them, and the breaker for the furnace or air handler. Check the air filter and replace it if it looks gray or clogged, since restricted airflow causes both heating and cooling complaints. Look at the outdoor unit and clear away anything piled against it. If everything checks out and the system still is not heating or cooling right, a contractor will need to look at the parts inside the unit.