HVAC Repair in Covington, 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 Newton County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work, most years
Your system in Covington runs from November through March to keep the house warm, then May through September to keep it cool. That is ten months of the year with barely a break between. Summer afternoons average 89°F, so the compressor runs long hours to keep up. Winter nights average 35°F, mild by most standards, but still enough to keep the heat cycling through the night.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the heat goes with it. Wind is the bigger risk in Newton County. Thirty-nine damaging wind events have hit in the past ten years, the kind that snap branches onto a condenser or cut power for a stretch. When the lights come back on, check that your system does too. Most equipment restarts on its own, but it is worth a look, especially after a long outage.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 35°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°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 HVAC contractors in Georgia and keeps the record of who holds a license. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any one job, so the same license that covers a new install also covers a repair call to a heating and cooling system in Newton County.
That matters most on the gas side of a repair, where a loose or bad connection is the real danger in the work. In Georgia, the state license is what stands behind that work, since it is issued to the person doing the job, not just checked once for a single visit.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature, since a setting bumped a degree or two can look like a dead furnace. If the thermostat is fine, check the breaker and any switch near the furnace that looks like a light switch, since that shuts the whole unit off if it gets bumped. Past that, it could be the igniter, a clogged filter choking airflow, or a pilot light that went out on an older unit. With winter nights here averaging 35°F, a furnace that's been down for even a night is worth getting looked at before the next cold snap.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If air is moving but it isn't cold, check the filter first. A filter clogged with dust chokes airflow across the coil, and in some cases that coil ices over, which makes cooling worse the longer the system runs. Outside, make sure the outdoor unit isn't blocked by leaves, grass clippings, or anything else sitting right against it. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit has room to breathe, the system may be low on refrigerant or have a failing part, and that calls for a contractor with gauges to check it.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it uses them, and the breaker for the system. Check the filter and replace it if it's gray or clogged, since that alone causes a surprising number of no-heat and no-cool calls. Look at the outdoor unit and clear away anything piled against it. If the system still isn't heating or cooling after that, a contractor will need to diagnose it directly, and a licensed one is required for the repair itself under Georgia's rule.