HVAC Repair in Sheridan, 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 Sheridan County will get in touch.
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Ten months of heat, and nights that test every part of the system
Sheridan County needs the furnace running from September through June. That is ten months of ignition cycles, and on nights that average 13°F, the burner is working hard to keep up. Each start puts wear on the igniter, and cold snaps are when a weak one finally quits and leaves the house without heat.
July and August bring afternoons near 79°F, mild compared to what the furnace deals with the rest of the year, but the air conditioner still needs to be ready after sitting most of the year unused. Wyoming sees its share of hard weather too. Sheridan County has logged 54 winter storms and 64 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and statewide, 8% of households lost power for a full day or more in 2024. A furnace or air conditioner that loses power and does not restart on its own can leave a home without heat or cooling right when the weather is at its worst.
- 10 months
- September through June, your system heats
- 2 months
- July through August, it cools
- 13°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 79°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $160 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Sheridan County home.
Estimates for a typical Sheridan 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. Make sure it is set to heat and set a few degrees above the current room temperature, and check that the batteries are not dead. If that is not it, check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker, since a furnace that lost power mid-cycle will not restart on its own. Gas furnaces also have an igniter that wears out over time, and when it fails the furnace runs but never lights. At 13°F on a winter night here, a furnace that will not stay lit needs a contractor out quickly rather than a wait and see approach.
- 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 thermostat setting next, and make sure it is set to cool, not just fan. If the filter is clean and the thermostat is right, the refrigerant charge may be low, and that is not something to top off yourself since it takes a licensed contractor to find the leak and recharge it properly.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first, since a wrong setting or dead batteries cause more no-heat and no-cool calls than any actual failure. Check your breaker panel next for anything tripped, and check that a furnace switch or AC disconnect near the unit has not been bumped off. Look at the air filter and replace it if it is gray with dust, since a blocked filter can make a working system seem broken. If you have checked all of that and the system still is not doing its job, a contractor will need to look at it directly.