HVAC Repair in Clarksburg, WV
Homes here need heat from October through May and cooling from June through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Harrison County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work for your furnace and your AC
Clarksburg only gets a few weeks off. Heat runs October through May, then cooling takes over for June through August. That leaves almost no season where the system just sits.
Winter nights here average 25°F, so the furnace is cycling on and off most of the night to hold the house steady. Each start puts wear on the igniter and the burner. Come summer, afternoons average 83°F, and the condenser outside is working hard to keep up. This area has also seen 124 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outdoor units take a beating from debris and shifting. More than a third of West Virginia households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024, and anything that was mid-cycle when the power drops can need a reset to come back on right.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 25°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 83°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $180 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Harrison County home.
Estimates for a typical Harrison County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, West Virginia 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.
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
West Virginia issues this license through the Commissioner of Labor. It is tied to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license covers the work on your system whether it is a repair, a new install, or a service call down the road.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work here.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to heat and set a few degrees above room temperature, and check that it has power if it uses batteries. If the thermostat looks right, check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker, since a furnace or heat pump that lost power will not start. Gas furnaces also have an igniter that wears out over time, and if it fails the furnace will run air but no heat comes out of the vents. With winter nights here averaging 25°F, a furnace that will not fire is not something to wait out, so if the breaker and thermostat check out, it needs a contractor to look at the igniter, the flame sensor, or the gas valve.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and when that happens the coil can ice over and stop cooling the air even though the system keeps running. Check the outdoor unit too. If the condenser coil outside is covered in grass clippings, leaves, or dirt, it cannot release heat the way it needs to, and the air coming from your vents will feel warm or barely cool. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear, the system is likely low on refrigerant or has an electrical fault, and that calls for a contractor with gauges to find out where the problem is.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and batteries first, since a thermostat set wrong or one that lost power looks exactly like a bigger problem. Check your breaker panel next and reset any tripped breaker for the furnace, air handler, or outdoor unit. Look at the air filter and replace it if it is gray or clogged, since restricted airflow causes both heating and cooling problems. If your system has a switch near it that looks like a light switch, make sure it has not been bumped off. If you have checked all of this and the system still is not working, a licensed contractor can diagnose what is left, and West Virginia requires any contractor working on your system to hold a state license.