HVAC Repair in Pearl, 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 Rankin County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year
Pearl gets a real break from heating and cooling for about one month. Summer afternoons average 91°F, so the compressor runs long hours from May through October. Winter brings heat season from November through March, with nights averaging 37°F from December through February. That much run time wears on the same parts in every season, the compressor in summer, the heat exchanger or heat strips in winter.
Almost half of homes here heat with electricity, and electric heat depends on power staying on. Rankin County has recorded 213 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and statewide, 30% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. Most systems restart on their own once power returns. If yours doesn't, that's worth having looked at.
- 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
Mississippi requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Mississippi's license is held by the contractor, not issued job by job, so the same license that covers this repair covers the next one too. The State Board of Contractors is who keeps that record.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the work. If gas is part of the repair, a bad connection is the part that matters most, and in Mississippi it's the state license that's meant to answer for the person doing that work.
Source: Mississippi State Board of Contractors
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the power to the furnace before you assume the worst. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature, since a setting bumped by accident is common. Next check the breaker and the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit. If those are fine, listen for what the furnace does when you turn up the heat. A furnace that tries to start but shuts off again often has a dirty flame sensor or a failing igniter. One that does nothing at all may have a tripped safety switch or no power getting to the control board. Almost half the homes here heat with electricity, so if yours is electric, check that breaker first.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air is not cold, check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and the coil can ice over, which makes the problem worse the longer it runs. Turn the system off for a few hours to let any ice melt, then look at the filter and replace it if it is gray or matted. If the air is cold at the vents but the house still will not cool down on a 91 degree afternoon, the system may be too small for the load or losing refrigerant, and that needs a contractor to check with gauges. If the outdoor unit is not running at all while the indoor blower is on, the problem is likely outside, at the compressor or the capacitor that starts 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 before anything else. Look at the air filter next and replace it if it is dirty, since restricted airflow causes problems on both the heating and cooling side. For a furnace, check that the switch near the unit, which looks like a light switch, is on. For an outdoor air conditioning unit, make sure nothing is blocking it, like leaves or a fallen branch, since damaging wind is common here and debris around the unit can restrict airflow. If the system still is not working after that, a licensed contractor can diagnose what the checks cannot show, like a failing part inside the unit.