HVAC Repair in Logan, WV
Homes here need heat from October through April and cooling from June through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Logan County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, most winters below freezing at night
Your furnace or heat pump runs from October through April here, then the cooling side takes over from June through September. Only one month sits idle. That leaves the whole system with almost no break, and winter is the harder stretch. Nights average 28°F from December through February, cold enough that a furnace cycles on and off for hours at a time, and each start is a load on the igniter and the switches that keep it running.
Most homes in Logan County heat with electricity, so the system depends on steady power to do that work. More than a third of West Virginia households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024, and the county has seen 13 winter storms and 44 damaging wind events over the past ten years. A furnace that will not restart after an outage, or a summer afternoon near 84°F with no cooling running, is usually the first sign something needs a look.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 28°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 84°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
West Virginia licenses HVAC contractors through the Commissioner of Labor. That means the state tested this contractor before granting the license and keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it does not get reissued for each repair call.
For a repair on your heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. It is the state's assurance that this contractor met its requirements, not a certificate handed out for this particular job in your home.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. If it's set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature but nothing happens, check the breaker for the furnace or air handler next. A furnace that won't fire is often a bad igniter or a flame sensor that's telling the system not to run. If you smell gas, leave the house and call the gas company instead of a contractor. With winter nights averaging 28°F here, a heating failure isn't something to sit on. A contractor can find out what's actually wrong once you've ruled out the simple stuff.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A clogged filter chokes off airflow across the indoor coil, and when that happens the coil can ice up and stop pulling heat out of the air at all. If the filter's clean, go outside and look at the outdoor unit. If the fan isn't spinning or the coil is packed with grass and debris, the system can't dump heat outside no matter how hard it runs. Low refrigerant is another common cause, but that's not something to check yourself. Afternoons here hit 84°F in summer, so a system running without cooling is worth getting looked at soon rather than waiting it out.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat batteries and make sure it's set correctly. Check the breaker or fuse for the furnace, air handler, or outdoor unit. Look at the air filter and replace it if it's dirty, since a blocked filter can cause both heating and cooling problems. If you have a gas furnace, see if the pilot light or igniter is doing anything when it tries to start. None of this replaces a diagnosis, but it saves time if the fix turns out to be something simple. A licensed contractor will still need to check the actual cause if these don't solve it.