HVAC Repair in Cartersville, GA
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 Bartow County will get in touch.
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Bartow County runs its systems almost year round
Heat runs October through April here. Cooling runs May through September. That leaves your system idle only a few weeks a year, and most of that work falls on equipment that either heats or cools, not both at once.
Winter nights average 33°F, cold enough that the furnace cycles on and off most of the night to hold the temperature. Summer afternoons average 88°F, and the air conditioner runs long stretches to keep up. Add the wind. Bartow County has seen 90 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and that kind of weather brings down power lines. Most of Georgia's homes heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the heat goes with it. If the system doesn't restart on its own once power is back, the house stays cold until someone resets it.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 33°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The State Construction Industry Licensing Board issues that license. It belongs to the contractor, not to any single repair, so it isn't reissued job by job. It's the same license they carry to every home they work in.
For a repair to your heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. Georgia's rule covers the contractor, not each job separately, so the license itself is the record you have to go on.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the power to the furnace. If the thermostat screen is blank, check the breaker and any switch that looks like a light switch near the furnace. If it has power but the burners won't light, the igniter or flame sensor is often the cause, and that's a repair for a licensed contractor. A dirty filter can also block airflow enough to shut the furnace down, so check that before anything else.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- The fan is moving air, but something is stopping the air from getting cold. Check the filter first. A filter clogged with dust starves the coil of airflow, and the coil can ice over, which stops it from cooling even though the blower still runs. If the filter is clean, the problem is likely low refrigerant or a coil issue, and that calls for a licensed contractor. On an afternoon near 88 degrees, a struggling system can also just be undersized for the heat load that day.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat batteries and settings first. A thermostat set to 'cool' instead of 'heat', or a dead battery, looks exactly like a broken system. Check the breaker box for a tripped switch and check that any furnace or outdoor unit shutoff switch is on. Pull the filter and hold it up to a light. If you can't see light through it, replace it. If the outdoor unit is covered in leaves or debris after a storm, clear the area around it. If none of that fixes it, a licensed contractor can diagnose what's left.