HVAC Repair in Fort Worth, TX
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Tarrant County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work for your system
Your air conditioner runs from May through October here, working against summer afternoons that average 94°F. That kind of heat load pushes the compressor hard, day after day, and it's usually the first part to fail when a system is getting old. Then in November your furnace takes over, firing on nights that average 37°F clear through February. Between the two, your system gets almost no season off.
Storms here are not rare. Ten years of records show 35 winter storms and 253 damaging wind events in this area, and most homes here heat with electricity. When a storm knocks out power, a furnace or air conditioner should come back on once it's restored. One that won't restart, won't light, or won't hold a temperature after the weather clears is telling you something wore out.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 6 months
- May through October, it cools
- 37°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 94°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation tests contractors before they can hold this license and keeps a record of who holds one. The license covers the contractor, not the individual job, so the same one applies whether the work is a furnace repair, an AC repair, or something else TDLR has licensed that contractor to do.
For a heating and cooling repair, that license is what stands behind the work. If the job involves gas, the connection is the part that matters most, since a bad one is a safety risk, and the state license is what TDLR holds accountable for it.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often it's the igniter or the thermostat, not the furnace itself. If the furnace runs but never lights, the igniter has likely failed and needs replacing. If nothing happens at all, check that the thermostat is set to heat and above room temperature, and that a breaker hasn't tripped. With winter nights here averaging 37°F, a furnace that's short-cycling or blowing cold air needs a contractor before the next cold snap, not after.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A clogged filter chokes off airflow across the indoor coil, and that coil can ice over, which stops cooling even though the system is running. If the filter looks clean, the thermostat is set right, and the vents are open but the air still isn't cold, the system is likely low on refrigerant or has a failing component, and that calls for a licensed contractor to diagnose. Summer afternoons here hit 94°F, so a system that's running but not cooling needs attention quickly.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to the mode you want, heat or cool, and that the set temperature is actually above or below the room temperature. Check the air filter next and replace it if it's dirty, since a clogged filter can cause problems in both winter and summer. Look at the breaker panel for a tripped breaker, and if you have a furnace, make sure the switch that looks like a light switch near it hasn't been bumped off. If the system still isn't working after that, a licensed contractor can diagnose what's actually wrong.