HVAC Repair in Macon-Bibb County, 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 Bibb County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work a year on Macon-Bibb systems
Your system in Bibb County works ten months out of the year. Heat runs November through March, and cooling takes over May through September. Summer afternoons average 91°F, so the compressor runs for hours at a stretch through the worst of the day. Winter nights average 36°F, cold enough that the heat cycles on and off through the night instead of running steady.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so when a heat pump or furnace starts to struggle, there is no backup keeping the house warm while it does. Bibb County has seen 55 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and the outdoor unit sits outside for all of them. Power does not always stay on through a storm like that, and a system already working hard does not always start back up clean once it does.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 36°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°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 qualifies someone to install a system is what qualifies them to repair yours in Bibb County.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the work. It means the state has tested this contractor and keeps a record of who they are, so there is someone to identify if the job is done wrong. In Georgia, that license is the protection this job carries.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my heat not working?
- The most common reason is the thermostat, the power to the furnace, or the gas supply, in that order. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature. Check the breaker for the furnace and, if you have a gas furnace, make sure the gas valve is open and any pilot light is lit. With 64.9% of homes here heating with electricity, a tripped breaker or a heat pump stuck in defrost mode is worth checking first. If power and settings look right and you still have no heat, the igniter or a safety switch inside the furnace has likely failed, and that needs a contractor.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air is not cold, the problem is usually a dirty filter, a frozen coil, or low refrigerant. Start with the filter. A clogged filter starves the system of airflow, and the coil ices up behind it, which can shut cooling down even though the fan still runs. Check the outdoor unit too. If the outdoor fan is not spinning or you hear the compressor but feel no cold air at the vents, the refrigerant charge is likely low, and that is a job for a licensed contractor since it means finding and fixing a leak.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat batteries and settings first, since a dead battery or the wrong mode explains a lot of no-heat and no-cool calls. Check the breaker box for a tripped breaker, especially after a storm. Macon-Bibb has seen 55 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and Georgia households lost power for 24 hours or more in large numbers in 2024, so a reset after an outage is common. Check the air filter and replace it if it is visibly dirty. If the system still is not heating or cooling after that, a licensed contractor can diagnose what is left. Georgia requires HVAC contractors to be licensed through the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, so ask for that license number before any work is done.