HVAC Repair in Searcy, AR
Homes here need heat from November through April and cooling from May through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers White County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, most of it in hard weather
White County homes run the furnace from November through April and the air conditioner from May through September. That leaves one month off. Winter nights average 33°F, cold enough that the furnace cycles on and off most of the night to hold the house steady. Summer afternoons hit 90°F, and the air conditioner runs long stretches to keep up.
That much runtime wears on the parts that start the system up, the igniter on a furnace, the capacitor on an air conditioner. When one of those goes, the system won't start at all. Storms make it worse. White County has seen 52 damaging wind events and 8 winter storms over the past ten years, and almost a quarter of Arkansas households lost power for at least a day in 2024. Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the heat does too, and when it comes back on, the system doesn't always start up on its own.
- 6 months
- November through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 33°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 is held by the contractor, not issued job by job. The state has tested them and keeps them on record, not the specific repair. In White County, that state license is the only one that applies. Cities and counties in Arkansas cannot require their own HVAC license, so there is no separate local credential to look for.
For a repair to a heating and cooling system, that state license is what stands behind the work. There is no county inspector or local board layered on top of it in White County. The license itself is the record that this contractor has been tested and answers to the state.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with your thermostat, then your power. If the screen is blank, check the breaker, since a tripped one will shut the furnace down with no warning. Gas furnaces also need a pilot light or working igniter, so if the blower runs but no heat follows, that ignition system is the likely spot. With winter nights here dropping to 33°F on average, a furnace that quits for even a night is worth calling in a licensed contractor to look at.
- 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 air cannot move past it, the house stops cooling even though the unit runs. Next check that the outdoor unit isn't blocked by leaves or grass clippings, since it needs open air around it to release heat. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear, the refrigerant charge or the coil itself may be the problem, and that calls for a licensed contractor with the right gauges to diagnose.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and batteries first. Then check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker looks like a dead system but takes seconds to fix. Look at the air filter next and replace it if it is gray or clogged. If the outdoor unit is covered in leaves or debris, clear the area around it. None of this will fix every problem, but it rules out the simple ones before a contractor comes out to look at the rest.