HVAC Repair in Troy, OH
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 Miami County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year
Your system in Troy gets almost no rest. It needs to heat from October through May and cool from June through August, which leaves one month it can sit idle. Winter nights average 23°F, cold enough that the furnace cycles on and off for hours to hold the house steady, and each start puts wear on the igniter and the burner. Summer afternoons average 83°F, which keeps the compressor and the fan motor working through most of the day.
57.8% of homes here heat with gas, so a furnace that won't light means a cold house fast. Miami County has seen 8 winter storms and 69 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and storms like that knock out power. When it comes back, most systems restart on their own, but a furnace or air conditioner that was already struggling before the outage often won't.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 83°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $170 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Miami County home.
Estimates for a typical Miami County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Ohio 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.
In Ohio, HVAC licensing for homes is left to the counties.
Ohio does not license HVAC contractors at the state level. That decision is left to the counties, so whether a contractor is tested and on record depends on where the house sits, not on anything the state tracks. Ohio does define what counts as a home contractor, and part of that definition is carrying at least $250,000 in liability insurance. That is a definition, not a license, and nobody is tested against it.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, there is no state license standing behind the person doing the work, only the county's own rule and the insurance minimum the state's definition sets.
Source: Ohio Legislative Service Commission
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the power to the furnace. If the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is turned up but nothing happens, check the breaker and the switch that looks like a light switch near the furnace, since it doubles as a shutoff. A pilot light or igniter that won't stay lit, a dirty flame sensor, or a clogged filter blocking airflow are common causes beyond that. At 23 degrees on a winter night here, this isn't something to leave for long, so if the basics check out and it still won't run, a contractor needs to look at it.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- The most common reason is a dirty air filter choking off airflow, so check that first. Next look at the outdoor unit and make sure nothing is blocking it, like leaves, grass clippings, or a fence panel too close to the coil. If the air coming from the vents is barely cool or the outdoor unit isn't running at all, the refrigerant charge or a failed component could be the issue, and that's a job for a contractor. Running the system with low airflow or a low charge for long stretches can make things worse, so don't wait through a string of 83 degree afternoons hoping it fixes itself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first, including the batteries if it uses them, and make sure it's set to the right mode and temperature. Check the filter next and replace it if it's visibly dirty, since a clogged filter causes both heating and cooling problems. Look at the breaker panel and any shutoff switch near the furnace or outdoor unit, since a tripped breaker or a switch bumped off can look like a bigger problem than it is. If the unit is outdoors, make sure nothing is blocking it. Once you've checked those and the system still isn't working right, a contractor can diagnose the rest.