HVAC Repair in Point Pleasant, NJ
Homes here need heat from October through May and cooling from June through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Ocean County will get in touch.
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Point Pleasant asks a lot of your system, in both directions
Your furnace or heat pump runs from October through May here, eight months of work. On the nights that drop to 27°F, it runs long and often, and the igniter or the heat exchanger takes that wear first. If the burner won't light or the heat exchanger has cracked from years of expanding and contracting, you'll notice the house not holding warmth, or a furnace that clicks and won't fire.
Then summer flips the load the other way. Afternoons near 84°F push the compressor hard for four straight months, and a low refrigerant charge or a failing capacitor shows up as a system that runs but doesn't cool, or one that short cycles and never catches up. With power out at least a day for 11% of New Jersey households last year, and this area seeing 26 winter storms and 278 damaging wind events over the past decade, a heating or cooling system that's already worn has less room to recover when the power comes back on.
- 8 months
- October through May, 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 Ocean County home.
Estimates for a typical Ocean 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. Because it sits with the contractor and not the town, no city or town in New Jersey can add its own license requirement on top of it.
For a repair to your heating and cooling system, that state license is the thing accountable for the work, wherever in Ocean County you happen to live. It does not change from one town to the next, since the state, not the town, is who licenses this work in New Jersey.
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 thermostat, the igniter, or the gas supply. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is actually above room temperature. If you have a gas furnace, the pilot light or igniter can fail after months of regular cycling, especially once you get into those 27°F nights. A tripped breaker or a switch left off at the furnace itself is also worth checking before you call anyone.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If air is moving but it is not cold, check the filter first. A clogged filter chokes airflow across the coil and can cause it to freeze, which stops it from cooling even though the system keeps running. Check the outdoor unit too. If it is covered in leaves or debris, or the fan is not spinning, the heat has nowhere to go. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is running fine, the system likely needs a contractor to look at it.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Confirm it is set correctly, the batteries are good, and it is actually calling for heat or cooling. Next check the filter. A dirty filter causes problems on both the heating and cooling side, and it is the easiest thing to fix yourself. Check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker, and if you have a gas furnace, make sure the gas valve is open. If everything there checks out, a contractor can diagnose what's left.