HVAC Repair in Morgan, UT
Homes here need heat from September through June and cooling from July through July. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Morgan County will get in touch.
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Ten months of heat a year wears the furnace down
Morgan County homes run the furnace from September through June. That's most of the year, and on winter nights averaging 17°F, the burner is cycling on and off for hours to keep up. Most homes here heat with gas, so it's the igniter and the burner assembly taking that wear. An igniter that's given out won't light the burner at all, and you'll notice a house that stays cold no matter what the thermostat says.
Summer only asks for cooling in July, with afternoons around 78°F, so the air conditioner gets a short, hard season rather than a long, easy one. The county has logged 47 winter storms and 16 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and power does go out here. Most furnaces and air conditioners come back on by themselves once power is restored, but a thermostat that lost its settings during an outage can leave a system running when it shouldn't, or not running at all.
- 10 months
- September through June, your system heats
- 1 months
- July through July, it cools
- 17°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 78°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $140 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Morgan County home.
Estimates for a typical Morgan 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 Division of Professional Licensing is the state office that tests and keeps the record on your contractor. The license is tied to the person or business doing the work, not to each job they take on. In Utah, if the repair comes in under $7,000, the job itself does not need a licensed contractor.
A heating and cooling repair can land on either side of that line. Above it, the contractor doing your job needs the state license, and that license is what the Division has tested and recorded. Below it, Utah does not require that license for the work, and no state record backs up whoever you hire.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often the igniter has failed or the flame sensor is too dirty to detect a flame, and either one will shut the furnace down as a safety measure. Check that your thermostat is set to heat and the batteries are good. Check that the furnace switch and breaker are on. If the furnace runs but never lights, or lights and then shuts off after a few seconds, that points to the igniter or flame sensor and needs a contractor. At 17°F on a winter night here, this is not one to leave for long.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the outdoor unit is running but the air from your vents is not cold, check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the indoor coil, and a coil that cannot get enough air across it will ice up instead of cooling. Check that the thermostat is set to cool and set below room temperature. If the filter is clean, the vents are open, and the air still is not cold, the system likely needs a contractor to check refrigerant levels or the coil itself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first. Look at the batteries, the setting, and whether the screen is blank. Check the breaker for the system and any switch near the furnace or air handler, since a tripped breaker or a switch bumped off will stop the system cold. Check the air filter and replace it if it is gray or clogged, since restricted airflow causes both heating and cooling problems. If those all check out and the system still is not working, a licensed contractor will need to look at it directly.