HVAC Repair in Cedar City, UT
Homes here need heat from October through May and cooling from July through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Iron County will get in touch.
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Cedar City runs its furnace most of the year
Your furnace works from October through May here, eight months of the year. On winter nights averaging 20°F it cycles on and off again and again to hold the house steady, and each start puts wear on the igniter and the burner. When one of those parts finally gives out, the furnace won't light at all.
Summer is short but it still asks something of the system. Afternoons averaging 85°F push the air conditioner through July and August, and a unit that sat idle since spring can struggle to start or cool the way it should. Iron County has also logged 36 winter storms and 32 damaging wind events over the past ten years, the kind of weather that knocks out power and shuts a heating or cooling system down right when the house needs it most.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 2 months
- July through August, it cools
- 20°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 85°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $120 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Iron County home.
Estimates for a typical Iron County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Utah fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when one part has failed.
Replacement makes sense when the furnace's heat exchanger is cracked, the air conditioner's compressor has failed, or repairs keep coming.
Utah requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job, so it covers the business rather than any single repair. The Division of Professional Licensing is the state office behind it. Work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor at all.
A repair to a heating and cooling system can land on either side of that line. Above $7,000, the license is what stands behind the work. Below it, Utah does not require that the person doing the repair be licensed.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to heat and set a few degrees above room temperature, and check that the display is lit. If the thermostat looks dead, check the furnace switch and the breaker, since a tripped breaker will shut the whole system down. Gas furnaces also have an igniter that wears out over time, and when it fails the furnace will run the blower but never fire. If you smell gas at any point, leave the house and call the gas company before calling anyone else. With winter nights here dropping to 20°F on average, a furnace that stays off for long is worth getting looked at quickly.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and the coil can ice over when that happens, so the system runs but the air coming out feels weak or barely cool. Next check the outdoor unit and clear away any leaves, grass clippings, or debris sitting against it. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear, the problem is likely inside the system, in the refrigerant charge or a part that needs a contractor to test. Summer afternoons here average 85°F, and a system that is losing that fight usually needs more than a filter change.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it uses them, and the breaker for the system. A tripped breaker or dead thermostat batteries can look exactly like a bigger failure. Check the air filter next and replace it if it is dirty, since a blocked filter causes both heating and cooling problems. For a furnace, make sure the switch that looks like a light switch near the unit is turned on, since it is sometimes bumped off by accident. If everything checks out and the system still is not working, a licensed contractor can diagnose what is actually wrong.