HVAC Repair in Parkersburg, 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 Wood County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work for your system in Wood County
Your furnace runs seven months a year here, October through April. On winter nights that average 25°F, the burner cycles on and off for hours to keep the house warm. That kind of run time wears on the igniter and the flame sensor, and when one of them fails the house goes cold instead of warm.
Come summer, your air conditioner runs June through September, and afternoons here average 84°F. That kind of heat keeps the compressor and the capacitor that starts it under strain for four straight months. Wood County has also seen 91 damaging wind events and 15 winter storms over the past ten years, and in 2024, 35% of West Virginia households lost power for at least 24 hours. A hard outage or a lightning strike can trip a breaker or damage a control board, and the system won't start again until that gets fixed.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 25°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 84°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $190 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Wood County home.
Estimates for a typical Wood 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 licenses HVAC contractors through the Commissioner of Labor. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license covers a furnace repair, an air conditioning repair, or both.
For a repair on this system, the contractor's license is the state's record of who is doing the work. It covers the contractor named on it, not the specific job being done.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often something in the ignition or safety system has stopped the furnace before it can fire. Gas furnaces have a sensor that shuts the whole thing down if it doesn't sense a flame, and a dirty or misaligned sensor will do that even when nothing else is wrong. Check that your thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature, and check that the switch on the furnace itself, which looks like a light switch, hasn't been bumped off. If the furnace runs but blows cold air, or won't start at all, that's a job for a licensed contractor.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- The blower is moving air, but something is stopping that air from carrying away heat the way it should. A dirty air filter is the most common reason, since it chokes off airflow across the coil that does the cooling. Check the filter first and replace it if it's gray or clogged. If the filter is clean and the house still isn't cooling, the refrigerant charge or the outdoor unit may need a licensed contractor to look at it, since going further than that yourself risks damaging the system.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to heat or cool as needed, the batteries are good if it uses them, and the temperature setting is actually past room temperature. Next check the air filter, since a clogged one can cause both weak heat and weak cooling, and swap it if it looks dirty. Check that the furnace switch and any breaker for the outdoor unit haven't been switched off. If all of that checks out and the system still isn't working right, a licensed contractor will need to diagnose it further.