HVAC Repair in Pensacola, FL
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from April through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Escambia County will get in touch.
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Twelve months of work, with almost no break
Your system runs nearly year round here. Cooling from April through October, seven months of afternoons near 90 degrees, then heat from November through March, when nights average 43 degrees. There is almost no season where it sits idle, and that means almost no season where wear stops adding up.
Most homes in Escambia County heat with electricity, so both jobs usually fall on the same system. Storms add another kind of strain. This area has seen 72 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages often follow. Most systems come back on their own once power returns. When yours does not, or when it has been struggling through another long stretch of heat or cold, that year round workload is usually part of why.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 43°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.
Florida licenses HVAC contractors through the Construction Industry Licensing Board. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license covers this repair and every other job that contractor takes on.
Because the state licenses the contractor rather than the repair itself, that license is what stands behind the work on your system. The board is the record of who holds it.
Sources: Florida Legislature · Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most of the time it comes down to power, fuel, or airflow. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and set above room temperature, and that its batteries are good. Check the breaker for the furnace or air handler, since a tripped one will shut the whole system down. With most of Pensacola on electric heat, a breaker or a tripped high limit switch from a dirty filter is the usual reason it stopped rather than something wrong with the heat exchanger itself. If power and the thermostat check out and it still will not run, that points to something inside the unit a contractor needs to look at.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If air is moving but it is not cold, the filter is the first thing to check. A clogged filter starves the coil of airflow, and the coil can ice over, which makes the problem worse the longer it runs. Look at the outdoor unit too. If the fan is not spinning or the area around it is packed with leaves and debris, it cannot get rid of the heat it is pulling out of the house. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear and you are still getting warm air, the system likely needs a technician to check the refrigerant charge.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set correctly, the batteries are fresh, and it is actually calling for heat or cooling. Next, check the breaker box for a tripped breaker and the filter for buildup, since these cause a large share of no heat and no cooling calls on their own. Look outside too. If a storm came through, check that the outdoor unit is not blocked by debris or sitting in standing water. If everything there looks fine and the system still is not working, a licensed contractor will need to diagnose it further.