HVAC Repair in Weirton, 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 Hancock County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, most of it in the cold
Your furnace carries this house from October through May. On nights that average 23°F, it cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, and every start puts load on the igniter and the heat exchanger. Most homes in Weirton heat with gas, and a cracked igniter or a failed flame sensor shows up the same way. The blower runs but no heat comes out of the vents.
Summer is short here, just June through August, but afternoons still climb to 82°F and the air conditioner has to answer for it. A system low on refrigerant will run long and cool poorly, and a struggling compressor often shows up first as warm air on the hottest afternoons. Hancock County has logged 52 damaging wind events and 7 winter storms over the past ten years, and more than a third of West Virginia households lost power for at least a day in 2024. When the power cuts out mid cycle, the system needs a working thermostat and controls to pick back up where it left off.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 23°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 Hancock County home.
Estimates for a typical Hancock 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 the job, so the same one that covers this repair also covers the next one they take on.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that state license is what stands behind the work here. It is the credential this contractor had to hold before taking the job, and it is what a bad contractor would not have.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why is my heat not working?
- The most common cause is a furnace that will not ignite, and a few things can stop that from happening. The thermostat might be set wrong or dead, the filter might be clogged enough to trip a safety switch, or the igniter itself may have failed. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and above room temperature, and check the filter next. With nights averaging 23°F here in the winter, it's worth having a contractor look at it the same day rather than waiting.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air is not cold, the system is likely low on refrigerant or the coil is frozen. A frozen coil often traces back to a dirty filter or low airflow, and it needs to thaw before a contractor can tell what's actually wrong with it. If the outdoor unit is not running at all while the indoor blower is, that points to a problem with the outdoor unit itself, like a failed capacitor or contactor. Either way, running the system longer while it's not cooling can make the underlying problem worse.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to the right mode, the temperature is actually calling for heat or cooling, and the batteries aren't dead. Next check the filter, since a clogged one can cause problems that look like bigger failures. Also check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will stop the system cold and is worth ruling out before anything else. If those all check out, a contractor will need to look at it, since a state-licensed HVAC contractor is who can safely diagnose what's wrong from there.