HVAC Repair in Palm Bay, FL
Homes here need heat from January through January and cooling from March through December. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Brevard County will get in touch.
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In Palm Bay, your AC is the one working almost all year
Cooling runs March through December here, ten months of afternoons near 90°F. That is ten months of the compressor cycling on and off, and it is the part that gives out first when a system finally fails. A unit that will not start on a hot afternoon, or one that runs but blows air that is not quite cold, is usually telling you the compressor or the capacitor that starts it has had enough.
Heat only matters in January here, and winter nights average 54°F, not cold enough to push most furnaces hard. So when something is wrong with the heat, it is often the system itself sitting unused for months, not the cold testing it. Storms are the other thing working against your equipment. Brevard County has logged 99 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages follow storms. Most systems come back on their own once power returns, but if yours does not, that is worth a call before you assume the worst.
- 1 months
- January through January, your system heats
- 10 months
- March through December, it cools
- 54°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Florida requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license comes from the Construction Industry Licensing Board. It belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it stays with them from one repair to the next rather than being issued fresh each time.
Because the license covers the contractor rather than the job, it is what stands behind the person working on your heating and cooling system. That is what Florida's rule gives you here.
Sources: Florida Legislature · Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most likely a tripped breaker, a bad thermostat setting, or a safety switch that shut the system down. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and a few degrees above room temperature, then check the breaker panel. If the outdoor unit is running but no warm air comes out of the vents, that points to something a contractor needs to look at, like a failed heat strip or a reversing valve stuck in cooling mode.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- The blower is moving air, but something between the coil and the vents is not doing its job. A dirty filter is the most common cause, since it chokes off airflow across the coil until the coil itself ices up and stops cooling anything. Low refrigerant from a leak causes the same thing, warm air blowing from vents while the outdoor unit runs. Check the filter first. If it is clean and air still feels warm, the system needs a contractor to check refrigerant charge and the coil.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to the right mode, the temperature is set past room temperature, and the batteries are not dead. Next check the breaker panel for a tripped breaker and check the filter, since a clogged filter can starve the system enough to make it seem broken. Outside, make sure the outdoor unit is not covered or blocked by anything that fell during a storm. If everything checks out and the system still is not heating or cooling, that is the point to call a licensed contractor, since Florida requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license and diagnosing anything past this needs the right tools.