HVAC Repair in Moundsville, 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 Marshall County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year, in a place that loses power
Moundsville needs heat from October through May and cooling from June through August, only one real month off. Winter nights average 24°F, cold enough that a furnace cycles on and off for hours through the night to hold the house steady. Summer afternoons average 82°F, which keeps the air conditioner running through most of the day.
Across West Virginia, 35% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. Most furnaces and air conditioners restart on their own once the power is back, but a surge from the outage can still damage a control board or a capacitor. If your system won't start after the lights come back on, that is often where to look.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 24°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 82°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $200 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Marshall County home.
Estimates for a typical Marshall 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.
The license comes from the Commissioner of Labor, and it belongs to the contractor, not to any single job. That's the state's own record of who is licensed to do this work in West Virginia.
For a repair job like this, that license is what stands behind the work. It isn't issued per job, so it's the contractor's standing with the state that carries over to this repair, the same as it would to any other.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat, since a dead battery or a setting bumped to cool will stop heat with nothing wrong in the furnace. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker and the switch on the furnace itself. That switch sometimes looks like a light switch near the unit and gets flipped off by accident. Gas furnaces have an igniter that wears out over time, and when it fails the furnace will run air but no heat. Winter nights here drop to 24°F on average, so a furnace that will not heat needs a contractor out quickly rather than waiting it out.
- 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 the coil can ice over, which stops cold air even though the unit runs. Check outside too. The outdoor unit needs open space around it, and leaves or grass clippings packed against it will keep it from releasing heat. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear, the system may be low on refrigerant from a leak, and that is a repair for a licensed contractor, not something to add on your own.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and battery, the breaker for the furnace or air conditioner, and the filter. These three catch a surprising number of no heat and no cool calls. Look at the outdoor unit too, and clear away anything piled against it. If everything checks out and the system still is not heating or cooling, it is time to call a contractor. West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, so ask for it before the work starts.