HVAC Repair in Muscle Shoals, AL
Homes here need heat from October through April and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Colbert County will get in touch.
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Muscle Shoals asks for heat or cooling all year
Your system in Colbert County works every month of the year. Heat runs October through April, then cooling takes over May through September. There is no season where it just sits.
Winter nights average 32°F, cold enough that the heat runs most of the night to hold the house steady. Summer afternoons average 89°F, and the air conditioner has to answer that heat for five straight months straight through. Colbert County has seen 463 damaging wind events and 7 winter storms over the last ten years, and 18% of Alabama households lost power for at least a day in 2024. When the power comes back on, the system needs to start up and run, not sit there broken from the strain it was already under.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 32°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 tests and licenses HVAC contractors before they can take on work like this. The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job, so it stands behind every repair that person makes, not just the one at your house.
For a repair to your heating and cooling system, that license is what backs the person doing the work. The state tested them and keeps a record of who they are before they ever touch your system.
Source: Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most of the time it comes down to power, gas, or airflow. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and a few degrees above room temperature, and that the furnace switch, usually on or near the unit, is on. If you smell gas or the pilot light or igniter won't hold, stop and have a contractor look at it. With winter nights here averaging 32°F, a furnace that won't stay lit needs attention the same day, not the next one.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Start with the filter. A clogged filter chokes airflow across the coil and can freeze it, and once the coil ices over the air coming out feels warm even though the system is running. Check outside too. The condenser unit needs open space around it, so anything blocking the fins or grass grown up against it will cut into cooling on the 89°F afternoons this area sees in summer. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear and it's still not cooling, the refrigerant charge or a part inside the system needs a contractor's eyes on it.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first, the batteries, the setting, and the mode. Then check the filter, since a dirty one can cause both weak heat and weak cooling. Look at the breaker box too, since a tripped breaker will shut the whole system down and reset with a simple flip. If those all check out and the system still isn't working right, that points to something inside the unit, and a licensed contractor will need to diagnose it.