HVAC Repair in Madison, MS
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Madison County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work most years
Your system in Madison County gets almost no rest. It cools from May through October, working hardest on summer afternoons that average 91°F. Then it switches over and heats from November through March, through winter nights that average 37°F. Eleven months a year, something in that system is running.
That kind of use wears on the parts that start the cycle, the igniter, the capacitor, the contactor. When one of them gives out, you notice it fastest on the extreme days, a summer afternoon when the air stops getting cold or a winter night when the heat will not kick on. Storms add to that wear. Madison County has seen 160 damaging wind events and 4 winter storms over the past ten years, and the outages that follow can knock a system offline or leave a thermostat needing to be reset when the power comes back.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 6 months
- May through October, it cools
- 37°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $160 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Madison County home.
Estimates for a typical Madison County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Mississippi 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.
Mississippi requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The State Board of Contractors is who licenses HVAC contractors in Mississippi. That license belongs to the contractor, not the job, so the company doing the repair in Madison County is the one that was tested and is on record with the state, not just this particular visit.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work.
Source: Mississippi State Board of Contractors
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to heat and set above the room temperature, and check that it has power or fresh batteries if it uses a screen. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker for the furnace and, on a gas furnace, make sure the switch that looks like a light switch near the unit is on. Furnaces with a standing pilot need that pilot lit, and a pilot that will not stay lit usually points to a bad thermocouple. If none of that brings the heat back, a contractor will need to look at the igniter, the flame sensor, or the blower motor.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the indoor coil, and when that happens the coil can ice over so the system runs but pushes out warm air. Check the outdoor unit too. If the fan outside is not spinning, or the coil out there is covered in leaves or grass clippings, the system cannot get rid of the heat it pulls from your house. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit looks clear, the problem is likely low refrigerant or a failing part, and that needs a contractor with gauges to find it.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and its batteries first, since a dead thermostat can look like a dead system. Check the breaker panel for a tripped breaker on the furnace or the outdoor unit. Check the air filter and replace it if it is dirty, since a clogged filter causes both heating and cooling problems. If your furnace has a standing pilot, check whether it is lit. Write down anything unusual you noticed, like a smell, a sound, or ice on a line, since that detail helps a contractor find the problem faster.