HVAC Repair in Cabot, AR
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Lonoke County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work a year, with hard swings in between
Cabot only gets a short break from heating and cooling. Heat runs November through March, and by May the system switches over to cooling, straight through September. That leaves two months a year when it can rest.
Winter nights here average 34°F, cold enough that a furnace or heat pump cycles on and off most of the night to hold the temperature. Summer afternoons average 90°F, which keeps the outdoor unit running long stretches with little break. Most homes in Cabot heat with electricity, so when a storm knocks out power, the heat goes with it, and Arkansas households often lose power for a full day or more when that happens. This area has seen its share of winter storms and damaging wind over the past ten years, and a system that rides out that kind of weather is worth having checked before it is asked to work hard again.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 90°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job itself. It does not need to be reissued or re-approved for this particular repair. Arkansas also keeps this simple in one respect. Cities and counties in Lonoke County cannot add their own HVAC licensing rules on top of the state's. Whatever license a contractor holds, they hold it statewide.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that state license is the credential that matters here. It covers the contractor doing the work, not a separate approval for this job.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- 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. If that checks out, look at the filter. A filter clogged with dust chokes airflow and can cause the furnace to shut itself off before it finishes a heating cycle. If the furnace runs electric ignition, a dirty flame sensor or a failed igniter will also stop it cold, and that needs a contractor to check. With winter nights here averaging 34°F, a furnace that will not stay lit is not something to leave for later.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If air is moving but it is not cold, check the outdoor unit first. A condenser coil packed with grass clippings, leaves, or cottonwood fluff cannot release heat, so the system runs without actually cooling. Check the filter too, since restricted airflow across the indoor coil can cause the same problem. If the coil and filter are clean and the air still is not cold, the system may be low on refrigerant, which points to a leak that only a licensed contractor can find and fix. On a 90°F afternoon a system stuck in this state will run constantly without ever catching up.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it uses them, and the filter before anything else. A dead thermostat display or a filter you cannot see light through will explain a lot of no-heat and no-cool calls by itself. Next, check the breaker box, since a tripped breaker will shut the whole system down with no other warning. If the outdoor unit is covered in leaves or debris, clearing the area around it is safe to do yourself. Beyond that, opening up the equipment is a job for a licensed contractor, and Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license for exactly that kind of work.