HVAC Repair in Glassboro, NJ
Homes here need heat from October through April and cooling from June through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Gloucester County will get in touch.
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Glassboro asks a lot of your system, eleven months out of the year
Your furnace runs October through April here, and your air conditioner picks up June through September. That leaves only one month where neither one has to work. Winter nights averaging 28°F mean the burner is cycling on and off for hours at a stretch, and every one of those starts puts wear on the igniter and the ignition control board. When one of those parts finally gives out, the furnace won't light at all, and you find out on a cold morning.
Summer afternoons near 85°F push the compressor hard for months at a time. That kind of steady run time is what wears down a capacitor or a contactor, and when one fails the air conditioner either won't start or won't stop. Gloucester County has seen 140 damaging wind events and 15 winter storms over the last ten years, and either kind of storm can cut power to a system that was running fine before the lights went out.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 28°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 85°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $160 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Gloucester County home.
Estimates for a typical Gloucester County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, New Jersey 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.
New Jersey requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
That license comes from the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors, and it covers the contractor, not the job itself. Towns and cities in Gloucester County cannot require their own separate HVAC license, so the state board's record is the one that applies no matter where in the county you live.
For a repair to your heating and cooling system, that state license is what stands behind whoever does the work. It belongs to the contractor as a business rather than being issued fresh for each repair, so what you are relying on is the contractor's own name and record with the state board.
Sources: New Jersey Legislature · New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature, since a setting bumped a degree or two can look like a dead system. Check your breaker panel too, since a tripped breaker will shut the furnace down with no warning. If those are fine and you still have no heat, especially with lows near 28°F overnight, call for repair rather than wait it out.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check your air filter first. A clogged filter blocks airflow across the coil, and the coil can ice over, which means the system runs but blows warm or weak air. Check that your outdoor unit is not blocked by leaves, grass clippings or anything sitting close to it, since it needs open air around it to work. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear, the system likely needs a contractor to check the refrigerant charge or the coil itself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and batteries first, since a dead thermostat battery can look exactly like a dead system. Check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker. Check the air filter, and replace it if it is visibly dirty, since a clogged filter causes both heating and cooling problems. If the system is still not working after that, a contractor will need to diagnose it directly.