HVAC Repair in Columbus, GA
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Muscogee County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work, most years, for your system
Only two months here ask nothing of your heating or cooling. Summer afternoons average 90°F, so the AC runs hard from May through September. Homes need heat from November through March, and winter nights average 37°F from December through February, cold enough that the system is working through most of the night.
Muscogee County sees far more wind damage than snow and ice, 51 damaging wind events against a single winter storm over the past ten years. A downed line means the power is out, and 31% of Georgia households lost power for at least a day in 2024 alone. Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes, so does the heat. When it comes back on, the system has to start up and hold steady, and that is when a weak capacitor or a failing board tends to show itself.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 37°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°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 is the body that tests and records HVAC contractors in Georgia. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any one job, so the same license that qualified them to install a system is what qualifies them to repair yours.
For a repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your system. Georgia asks the state to test and record the contractor before that person is ever in your house, rather than leaving it to a county or leaving it to nothing at all.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the power to the unit. If it's set to heat and a few degrees above room temperature but nothing kicks on, check the breaker and any switch near the furnace that looks like a light switch, sometimes that gets bumped off. If you heat with electricity, a tripped breaker is a common cause of no heat at all. If power and the thermostat both look fine and you still have no heat, the igniter or a safety switch inside the unit may be the problem, and that needs a licensed contractor to look at it.
- 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 ice over, so the system runs but the air coming out barely feels cool. Next check the thermostat setting and make sure nothing is blocking a vent or return in the house. If the filter is clean and the air still isn't cold, the system may be low on refrigerant or the outdoor unit's coil may be dirty, and either one calls for a licensed contractor, since Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat batteries and its setting first, that catches more no-heat and no-cool calls than anything else. Check the breaker for the unit and any nearby power switch. Look at the air filter and replace it if it's gray or clogged, since restricted airflow can be behind both weak heat and weak cooling. If the system still isn't doing what it should after that, a licensed contractor can look closer and price the actual repair for your house.