HVAC Repair in Greenfield, IN
Homes here need heat from October through May and cooling from June through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Hancock County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, three of cooling, and not much rest in between
Your furnace in Greenfield works from October through May. On the nights that drop to 23°F, it runs long and it runs often, and every cycle puts wear on the igniter and the blower motor. Then summer turns around and asks the same system to cool the house through afternoons near 83°F, which means the air conditioner is picking up almost as soon as the furnace stops.
That only leaves a short stretch in spring and fall when neither side is working hard, so problems that start small do not get much of a break to stay small. Hancock County has also seen 53 damaging wind events and 11 winter storms over the past ten years, and power loss is not rare here. If your system does not come back on after an outage, that is usually the thermostat or a tripped switch rather than the unit itself.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 83°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $120 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Hancock County home.
Estimates for a typical Hancock County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Indiana 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.
In Indiana, HVAC licensing for homes is left to the counties and cities.
Indiana does not run a state HVAC license, so there is no state record to check for a contractor working in Hancock County. Whether a license is required here depends on the county or city rule where the house sits, not on anything Indianapolis tracks.
Without a state license behind this job, whatever protection exists here comes from Hancock County's own rule. There is no statewide list of licensed HVAC contractors, because Indiana does not keep one.
Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development · State of Indiana
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the power to the furnace. If the display is blank, check the breaker, and check for a switch near the furnace that looks like a light switch, since that shuts off power for service and sometimes gets bumped off. If the furnace has power but won't fire, listen for it trying to start. A furnace that clicks a few times then stops is often a bad igniter or a flame sensor that needs cleaning, and a contractor can check either in one visit. With nights averaging 23°F here in winter, a furnace that's out for even a few hours matters, so it's worth calling before you spend a night without heat.
- 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 only pushes out warm air. If the filter is clean, go outside and look at the outdoor unit. Leaves, grass clippings, or anything piled against it will keep it from releasing heat the way it needs to, and clearing the area around it is something you can do yourself. If the filter's clean and the outdoor unit is clear but the air still isn't cold, the system likely needs a contractor to check refrigerant and the coil itself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings and its batteries first, since a thermostat with dead batteries can look like a dead system. Next check the breaker box for a tripped breaker and any power switch near the furnace or outdoor unit. Check the air filter and replace it if it's visibly dirty, since a clogged filter causes problems in both heating and cooling. If it's the furnace, check that the vent pipes outside aren't blocked by snow or debris. None of this fixes everything, but it rules out the simple causes before a contractor comes out to look at the rest.