HVAC Repair in Fayetteville, AR
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 Washington County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work most years
Your furnace runs October through April, seven months, and your AC runs June through September, four months. Only eleven months add up because some of those months lean on both. Winter nights average 29°F, cold enough that the burner is cycling on and off most of the night to keep the house warm. Summer afternoons average 87°F, and the compressor answers that by running long stretches with little rest.
That kind of load wears on the parts that start the system, the igniter, the capacitor, the run relay. Storms make it worse. This area has seen 16 winter storms and 99 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and in 2024 nearly a quarter of Arkansas households lost power for at least a full day. Some systems come back on their own once the power returns. If yours does not, or your AC is running without cooling the house, that is your system telling you something failed.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 29°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Arkansas tests HVAC contractors before they can get licensed, and the state keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it stands behind everything they do rather than being issued fresh for each repair. Counties and cities in Arkansas cannot add their own license requirement on top of it, so the same state credential applies no matter where in the county you are.
For a repair to your heating and cooling system, that state license is what stands behind the work. It tells you the person doing the repair was tested and is on record with the state, which matters when the job involves gas lines or refrigerant. Arkansas puts that accountability at the state level rather than leaving it to the county.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature, since a setting bumped by accident is the simplest explanation. Check your breaker panel next, since a tripped breaker will shut the whole system down. If the thermostat has power and the breaker is fine, listen for the furnace trying to start. A few clicks followed by silence usually points to an ignition problem, and that's a job for a licensed contractor, not something to keep testing yourself with the cold settling in.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and when that happens the coil can ice over and blow warm air even though the system runs fine. Look at the outdoor unit too. If the fan isn't spinning or the coil is caked in leaves and dirt, it can't release heat the way it needs to. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit looks clear, the system may be low on refrigerant, and that's something only a licensed contractor can check and correct.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and its batteries if it uses them. Check your breaker panel for anything tripped. Check the air filter and replace it if it's gray with dust, since restricted airflow causes problems on both the heating and cooling side. Check that all your supply vents are open and not blocked by furniture or rugs. If the system still isn't working after that, you've ruled out the easy causes, and a licensed contractor can go straight to what's actually wrong.