HVAC Repair in Hackensack, NJ
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 Bergen County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year on your system
Bergen County only gives your system one real month off. Heat runs October through May, cooling picks up in June and holds through August, and most winter nights sit around 25°F. That's eight months of burner cycles, one after another, and each start puts a little more wear on the igniter and the flame sensor.
Summer brings its own load, with afternoons averaging 84°F asking the compressor and condenser coil to run hard for three straight months. The area has also seen 34 winter storms and 155 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outdoor units sit through that wind and ice with no cover. When the power drops, which it did for 11% of New Jersey households for a full day or more in 2024, most furnaces need that power back before the blower and ignition will run again.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 25°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 84°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $180 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Bergen County home.
Estimates for a typical Bergen 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.
The license comes from the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors. It belongs to the contractor, not to the job in front of them, so the same license covers the next house they work on too. Towns and cities in New Jersey cannot add a license of their own on top of it, so the same rule applies no matter where in Bergen County the work is done.
On a repair to your heating and cooling system, that state license is what the contractor is working under. There is no separate town license standing behind it or filling gaps in it, because New Jersey does not allow one to exist.
Sources: New Jersey Legislature · New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most of the time it comes down to the igniter, the thermostat, or the power to the unit. Gas furnaces use an igniter to light the burners, and if it has failed or is dirty, the furnace will not fire even though the blower may still run. Check the thermostat is set to heat and has power, and check that the switch on the furnace itself, or the breaker, has not been tripped. With winter nights here averaging 25°F, a furnace that will not light is worth calling in fast, since the house will lose heat quickly at that temperature.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the system runs but the air coming out is not cold, the problem is usually with the refrigerant charge or airflow across the coil, not the thermostat. A dirty filter blocks airflow and can ice up the coil, which then stops cooling the air passing over it. Low refrigerant will do the same thing, and it does not fix itself. Start by checking the filter. If it is clean and the air is still not cold, a contractor will need to check the refrigerant level and the coil.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped to the wrong mode looks exactly like a bigger problem. Check the filter next and replace it if it is visibly dirty, since a clogged filter can stop both heating and cooling systems from working right. Check the breaker for the unit and any reset switch on the furnace or outdoor condenser. If all of that looks fine and the system still is not heating or cooling, the issue is inside the equipment and a licensed contractor will need to diagnose it.