HVAC Repair in Texarkana, 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 Miller County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work, most years
Miller County gets only two months off from heat or cooling. Summer afternoons average 92°F, and the AC runs long hours to keep the house down. Winter nights average 36°F from December through February, and the furnace or heat pump takes over for five months straight.
58.3% of homes here heat with electricity, so the strain of those cold nights falls on the same system that has to start back up after an outage. The area has seen 57 damaging wind events and 6 winter storms over the past ten years, and power loss follows both. Close to a quarter of Arkansas households went at least a day without power last year. Most systems come back on their own once power returns, but a system worn from a full season of runtime is more likely to need a repair call after it does.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 36°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 92°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 hold a license, and the state keeps a record of who passed. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any one job, so the same license covers this repair as it would any other HVAC work they take on. Cities and counties in Arkansas don't add their own licensing on top of this, so the state's license is the one that matters no matter where in Miller County you are.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that state license is what stands behind the person doing the work. Because Arkansas doesn't let counties or cities layer on their own rules, there's no separate local license to check on top of it. The state license is the credential that applies here.
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 the room temperature, and check that it has power or fresh batteries if it runs on them. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker for the furnace or air handler, since a tripped breaker will stop the whole system cold. Gas furnaces also need a pilot or igniter to light the burners, so if you smell gas at all, skip the troubleshooting and shut off the gas at the valve.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A clogged filter blocks airflow across the indoor coil, and when that happens the coil can ice over and blow warm air even though the system is running. Next check the outdoor unit and clear away any leaves, grass clippings or debris packed against the coil fins, since that unit needs open airflow to move heat outside. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear but the house still is not cooling, the refrigerant charge or a part inside the system likely needs a contractor to check it.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and batteries, the breaker for the system, and the air filter, since these cause a lot of no-heat and no-cool calls on their own. Look at the outdoor unit too and clear away anything piled against it. If your system uses a condensate pump or drain line, a clogged line will shut the system down as a safety measure, so check for standing water near the indoor unit. Write down what you find, including any error codes on the thermostat, so the contractor can start with that instead of repeating your steps.