HVAC Repair in Casper, WY
Homes here need heat from September through June and cooling from July through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Natrona County will get in touch.
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Your system works almost every day of the year here
Casper only gives your furnace and AC two months off, in July and August. The other ten months, one of them is running. Winter nights average 14°F, so the furnace is cycling on and off all night to hold the house steady, and every cycle puts wear on the igniter and the ignition control board. That is why a furnace here tends to fail on the coldest nights, when it is working hardest.
Summer afternoons average 81°F, warm enough that the AC still earns its keep in July and August. Wind is part of the picture too. Natrona County has logged 269 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and wind that strong can knock loose a duct connection or work at an outdoor unit's wiring and fan blades. The county has also seen 144 winter storms in that same stretch, and a storm that piles snow or ice around an outdoor unit or vent can shut a system down until it is cleared.
- 10 months
- September through June, your system heats
- 2 months
- July through August, it cools
- 14°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 81°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 Natrona County home.
Estimates for a typical Natrona County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Wyoming 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.
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the breaker before you assume the worst. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature, since a setting bumped by accident is common. Then check the breaker panel and any switch that looks like a light switch near the furnace, since that shuts the whole unit down if it's off. If the furnace runs on gas, look for a pilot light or listen for the igniter clicking. At 14°F on a winter night here, a furnace that won't start needs a contractor soon, since space heaters and a cold house are a bad combination for more than a few hours.
- 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 and blow warm air even though the system is running. Check the outdoor unit too, since leaves, grass clippings or a fence too close to it can choke off airflow the same way. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit has room to breathe, the problem is likely inside the system, low refrigerant or a failing part, and that needs a contractor to diagnose.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it uses them, and the breaker for the system. These cause more no-heat and no-cool calls than any actual equipment failure. Next check the air filter and replace it if it's visibly dirty, since a blocked filter can cause a furnace to overheat and shut off or cause an air conditioner to freeze up. If the outdoor unit is covered in leaves or debris, clear the area around it. If you've checked all of this and the system still isn't working, a contractor will need to look at it, and telling them what you already checked will save time on the visit.