HVAC Repair in Long Branch, 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 Monmouth County will get in touch.
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Long Branch runs its system 11 months a year
Your furnace works October through April here, and the air conditioner takes over June through September. On winter nights that average 27°F, the burner cycles on and off for hours to keep the house warm, and each start wears on the igniter that lights it. Most homes here heat with gas, so a bad igniter or a dirty flame sensor means no heat at all.
Summer afternoons average 84°F, and that kind of heat keeps the compressor running hard for months at a stretch. That steady load is what wears out a capacitor or a contactor before its time. Long Branch has also seen 28 winter storms and 253 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and storms like these knock out power. Most systems come back on by themselves once power returns. If yours does not, that is worth a call.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 27°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 Monmouth County home.
Estimates for a typical Monmouth 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 any one job, and the board has tested the person or company holding it and keeps a record of who they are. Because the license sits at the state level, no town in Monmouth County can require its own license on top of it.
For a repair like this, that state license is what stands behind the person working on your system. Whether the job is on the furnace or the air conditioner, the same license covers both, since New Jersey does not split heating work and cooling work into separate credentials.
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 set a few degrees above room temperature, and check that it has power if it runs on batteries. If the thermostat looks fine, check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker, since a furnace that lost power will not start at all. Gas furnaces also need a lit pilot or working igniter, so if you hear the blower running but feel no heat, the burner may not be lighting. Winter nights here drop to around 27°F, so a furnace that will not start needs attention quickly.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A clogged filter blocks airflow across the coil, and when airflow drops too low the coil can ice over and stop cooling the air even though the system keeps running. Check the outdoor unit too, since dirt, leaves or grass clippings packed against the outdoor coil keep it from releasing heat the way it should. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear but the house still is not cooling, a contractor will need to check refrigerant levels and the coil itself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and batteries, the breaker panel, and the air filter. Look at the filter itself and replace it if it is gray or clogged, since restricted airflow is one of the most common reasons a system underperforms. If those all check out and the system still is not heating or cooling, note what you are seeing, whether the blower runs, whether you hear the outdoor unit, whether you smell gas, so the contractor has something to go on when they arrive.