HVAC Repair in Prescott Valley, AZ
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 Yavapai County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, most years
Your system in Prescott Valley works nearly year round. Heat from October through April, cooling from June through September, only one real month off. Winter nights average 31°F, so the furnace cycles on and off most of the night to hold the house steady. Summer afternoons average 93°F, and the AC runs long stretches to keep up. Almost half the homes here heat with gas, which means a burner and an igniter lighting over and over through those seven cold months.
Yavapai County has logged 44 winter storms and 94 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind can knock out an outdoor condenser or strip a rooftop unit, and power loss is not rare here, with 7% of Arizona households going at least a day without electricity in 2024. When the power drops, most systems come back on their own, but a system already worn from that much cycling is more likely to fail when it matters most.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 31°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 93°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $150 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Yavapai County home.
Estimates for a typical Yavapai County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Arizona 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.
Arizona requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Registrar of Contractors tests contractors before issuing this license, and keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job, so it doesn't get issued fresh for each repair someone does. It's the state's word that this contractor was checked once and is on file.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person in your house. Arizona's rule covers the contractor doing the work, not a separate check on this particular job.
Sources: Arizona State Legislature · Arizona Registrar of Contractors
- 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 the thermostat is right, check the breaker for the furnace and the switch that looks like a light switch near the unit itself, since that shuts the furnace off completely when flipped. A furnace that won't light at all often has a flame sensor or igniter problem, and with nights averaging 31°F here from December through February, that's not something to leave for later.
- 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 so the system runs but blows warm air. Next check that the outdoor unit isn't covered in leaves or debris, since it needs open airflow to release heat from the house. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear, the system may be low on refrigerant, and that's a repair that needs a licensed contractor since it involves sealed refrigerant lines.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat batteries and settings first, since a dead battery or a setting on the wrong mode causes a lot of no-heat and no-cool calls. Check the breaker panel and any service switch near the indoor and outdoor units. Check the air filter and replace it if it's dirty, since restricted airflow causes problems on both the heating and cooling side. If the system still isn't working after that, a licensed contractor can diagnose what's left, and in Arizona that means someone holding a license through the Registrar of Contractors.