HVAC Repair in Roosevelt, UT
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Ten months of heat, nights near zero
In Roosevelt your furnace runs from September through June. That is ten months a year of work, with winter nights averaging 12°F. At that temperature the furnace cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, and every start puts load on the igniter and the inducer motor. When one of those parts wears out, it usually happens on the coldest nights, when the furnace is working hardest.
Summer asks little of the system here, with afternoons averaging 76°F. But Duchesne County has logged 53 winter storms and 25 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and storms like that knock out power. Most furnaces will not restart on their own once power comes back, so a furnace that will not fire after an outage may just need to be reset, not repaired.
- 10 months
- September through June, your system heats
- 12°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 76°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $150 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Duchesne County home.
Estimates for a typical Duchesne 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 is held by the contractor, not issued job by job. The Division of Professional Licensing tests contractors before they can hold one, so a licensed contractor has already been checked by the state before they get to your house.
For a heating and cooling repair, that license is what stands behind the work in Utah. There is one exception. Work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor. Whether that applies to your repair depends on what the job runs, but above that line, the contractor doing the work is expected to hold a Utah license.
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 above room temperature, and check that it has power if it runs on batteries. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker for the furnace and the switch that looks like a light switch near the unit, since that turns off power to it. Gas furnaces also need a pilot light or an igniter to be working, and if the igniter has failed the furnace will run air but never get warm. At 12°F on a winter night here, a furnace that will not start needs attention quickly, so if the basics check out and it still will not run, call a contractor.
- 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 when that happens the coil can freeze up and stop cooling the air even though the system keeps running. Check the outdoor unit too, since leaves or grass clippings packed around it stop it from releasing heat. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear and the house still is not cooling, the system likely needs a contractor to check the refrigerant charge or the coil itself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and batteries first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped to the wrong mode causes a lot of no-heat and no-cool calls. Check the breaker panel for a tripped breaker and look for a power switch near the indoor unit that may have been switched off. Look at the air filter and replace it if it is dark with dust, since a blocked filter causes problems in both heating and cooling. If the system runs on gas, make sure the gas valve is open. Once you have checked those, a contractor can diagnose what is left.