HVAC Repair in Tooele, UT
Homes here need heat from October through May and cooling from June through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Tooele County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year
Your furnace carries the load from October through May. On nights that average 20°F it cycles on and off for hours to keep the house warm. Most homes here run on gas, so it's the igniter and burner assembly doing that work through the coldest stretch of winter. A weak igniter shows up fast on a night like that. The house just doesn't warm back up.
Then your air conditioner takes over from June through August, working against afternoons that average 89°F. This county has seen 497 damaging wind events and 14 winter storms over the past ten years. Either one can knock out power or shake loose a connection your system depends on.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 20°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°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 Tooele County home.
Estimates for a typical Tooele 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.
Utah tests contractors before it licenses them, and that license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job. The Division of Professional Licensing keeps that record, so what stands behind the work is the person or company holding the license, not paperwork tied to your repair alone.
That license is what covers this job, once the job is what triggers it. In Utah, work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor. Above that amount, it does.
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 dirty and shutting the burner down as a safety check. On a gas furnace, a pilot that will not stay lit or a thermocouple problem does the same thing. It could also be as simple as a thermostat with dead batteries or a switch on the furnace that got bumped off. With winter lows here averaging 20°F, a furnace that will not fire needs a contractor out quickly.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- The blower may be moving air, but the air coming out is not actually cold. A dirty filter or a coil covered in dust can choke off airflow enough that the house never catches up, especially on the 89°F afternoons common here in summer. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and that only a contractor can check and recharge properly. If the outdoor unit itself is not running while the indoor blower is, a capacitor or a bad contactor is a likely reason.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first. Make sure it is set to heat or cool as needed, the batteries are good, and the temperature is actually set away from the current room temperature. Next check the filter and pull it if it looks gray or clogged, since restricted airflow causes problems in both the furnace and the air conditioner. Check the breaker box too, since a tripped breaker will stop the system cold with no other symptoms. If the system still will not run right after that, a licensed contractor will need to look at it.