HVAC Repair in Georgetown, KY
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 Scott County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year on your system
Your furnace runs from October through April here, and your air conditioner takes over for June through September. That leaves the system only one real month off. Winter nights averaging 26°F mean the burner cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, and each cycle puts wear on the igniter and the ignition control. Summer afternoons near 85°F keep the compressor under load for months straight, and that steady demand is what wears down a capacitor or a contactor before its time.
Most homes here heat with electricity, and electric heat depends on the power staying on. Kentucky saw 24% of households lose power for a day or more in 2024, and the last ten years brought 11 winter storms and 65 damaging wind events through the area. That kind of weather is hard on outdoor units and the electrical connections that feed them, and it's often after a storm that a system fails to come back on the way it should.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 26°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 85°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Kentucky requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Kentucky licenses HVAC contractors through the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license that covers this repair covers the next one too.
For a repair like this, the license is what stands behind the work. Kentucky's rule reaches the contractor doing the job, not just the company name on the truck.
Sources: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it is set to heat, not cool, and that the temperature you want is above the room temperature. If the thermostat looks right, check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will shut the whole system down with no warning. Gas furnaces have an igniter that wears out over time, and when it fails the furnace will run but never produce heat. With nights here averaging 26°F in the winter, a furnace that will not fire needs a contractor out quickly rather than left overnight.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check your air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and the coil can ice over when that happens, which stops it from cooling the air at all. If the filter is clean, check the outdoor unit and clear away any leaves, grass clippings or debris packed around it. A refrigerant leak will also cause this, and that is not something to chase down yourself. On an 85°F afternoon a system running nonstop without cooling the house is losing ground, not catching up, so it is worth having a contractor look at it the same day.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it has any, and the breaker for the system. Check the air filter and replace it if it is gray or clogged, since restricted airflow causes problems on both the heating and cooling side. Look at the outdoor unit and clear away anything piled against it. After a storm, also check that the outdoor unit itself was not knocked around or damaged, since Kentucky sees its share of damaging wind. If you have done all this and the system still is not working right, that is the point to call a licensed contractor rather than keep testing things yourself.