HVAC Repair in Jersey City, 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 Hudson County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work most years
Your furnace and your air conditioner both earn their keep here. Heat runs October through April, cooling picks up June through September, and only one month goes by without either one running. Winter nights averaging 28°F mean the burner is lighting and shutting off for hours at a time, night after night, and each start wears on the igniter and the heat exchanger. Summer afternoons near 84°F keep the compressor working hard for four straight months.
Hudson County has seen 16 winter storms and 35 damaging wind events over the past ten years. If you heat with gas, like most homes here do, the furnace still needs electricity to run the blower and the igniter, so a power outage means no heat even with gas in the line. About 11% of New Jersey households lost power for a full day or more in 2024, and that is worth knowing before the next storm comes through.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 28°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 $170 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Hudson County home.
Estimates for a typical Hudson 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, and it belongs to the contractor, not to any one job. The state tested that contractor and keeps them on record, whether the work is a repair, an installation, or a service call. Because the license sits with the state, no town in Hudson County can require its own HVAC license on top of it. The rule is the same in Jersey City, Bayonne, or anywhere else in the county.
For a repair job, that state license is what stands behind whoever is working on your furnace, boiler, or air conditioner. It covers the contractor's standing with the state, not any single job they do, so the same license applies whether this repair is small or involves replacing major parts of the system.
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 set temperature is above room temperature, since a setting bumped a degree or two can look like a dead system. If that is fine, check the breaker for the furnace and the switch that looks like a light switch near the unit, often on a wall or the unit itself. Gas furnaces also need a pilot or an igniter to light, and if that part has failed the furnace will run air but no heat, or not run at all. With winter nights here averaging 28°F, a furnace that is out for more than a few hours can let pipes get cold fast, so this is worth calling in if the checks above do not fix it.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- The most common cause is a dirty filter choking off airflow, so check that first and replace it if it is gray or clogged. If the filter is clean, look at the outdoor unit and clear away any leaves, grass clippings or debris sitting against it, since it needs open airflow to move heat out of the house. A system that runs constantly but never brings the house down to temperature on an 84°F afternoon may be low on refrigerant or have a failing part, and that is a job for a licensed contractor to diagnose rather than guess at.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first, including the batteries if it has a screen that looks dim or blank. Check the breaker panel for a tripped breaker and the power switch near the indoor unit. For heating, make sure the filter is not clogged, since restricted airflow can cause a furnace to shut itself off as a safety measure. For cooling, clear anything blocking the outdoor unit. If the system still will not run right after these checks, a licensed HVAC contractor can diagnose it. New Jersey requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, and that license covers the contractor rather than the individual job.