HVAC Repair in Douglasville, GA
Homes here need heat from November through April and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Douglas County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, then a storm on top of it
Douglasville only gets a break from heating and cooling about one month a year. Furnaces run November through April, with winter nights averaging 34°F, and air conditioners run May through September against afternoons that hit 88°F. That kind of year-round use wears on the parts that start the system up, the igniter in a gas furnace, the capacitor in an AC unit, long before the cabinet itself gives out.
More than half the homes here heat with gas, so a failed igniter or a cracked heat exchanger means no heat at all, not a weaker version of it. And when wind and winter storms knock out power, which happens often enough in Georgia that three in ten households lost power for a day or more in 2024, the system has to come back on its own. Most do. But one that was already struggling before the outage may not restart clean.
- 6 months
- November through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $170 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Douglas County home.
Estimates for a typical Douglas County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Georgia 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.
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The State Construction Industry Licensing Board issues that license, and it covers the contractor, not the job itself. It is not tied to Douglas County or any one address. The same contractor can carry it from one repair to the next.
For a repair to a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. It is the state's record of who is allowed to take on the job, wherever in Georgia that job happens to be.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the breaker before you assume the worst. Check that it's set to heat, not just fan, and that the temperature is set above room temperature. If the breaker for the furnace or air handler tripped, that alone will stop the system cold. Gas furnaces also have a pilot or igniter, and if that fails to light, the burners never come on even though the blower runs. With winter lows here averaging 34°F, a furnace that won't fire is worth calling in soon rather than waiting.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If air is moving but it isn't cold, the most common cause is a dirty filter or a coil that's frozen over from restricted airflow. A clogged filter starves the system of air, and the evaporator coil can ice up as a result, which stops it from pulling heat out of the house at all. Low refrigerant from a leak causes the same thing but needs a contractor to fix, since refrigerant work requires licensing. Check the filter first. If it's clean and the coil isn't frozen, the problem is inside the system and needs a diagnosis.
- 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 furnace or air handler. Look at the air filter and replace it if it's visibly dirty, since a clogged filter causes both heating and cooling problems. Make sure nothing is blocking the vents or the outdoor unit. If the system still isn't heating or cooling right after that, a licensed contractor can diagnose what's actually wrong and price the repair for your house.