HVAC Repair in Farmington, ME
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Ten months of heat, and nights near zero
Your furnace in Farmington works most of the year. Heat runs from September through June, and on winter nights that average 8°F, it runs for long stretches to keep up. That kind of demand wears on the burner and the igniter, the parts that start every heating cycle. When one of them fails, you find out on the coldest night, not the mildest one.
More than half the homes here heat with fuel oil, and an oil furnace depends on a steady supply and a clean burn to keep firing all winter. Summer asks less of the system, with afternoons averaging 73°F, but Franklin County sees real weather. Ten years of records show 97 winter storms and 34 damaging wind events, and in 2024 more than half of Maine households lost power for at least a day. A furnace or heat pump that loses power will need someone to check it before it runs right again.
- 10 months
- September through June, your system heats
- 8°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 73°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most of the time it comes down to power, fuel, or airflow. If you heat with fuel oil, check the tank first, since running dry is one of the most common reasons a system stops cold. Check the thermostat batteries and the breaker next, then look at the filter, since a filter clogged with dust can choke off airflow and shut the system down. With winter nights here dropping to 8°F on average, a furnace that quits doesn't give you much time to sort it out, so if the basics check out and it's still not running, that points to something a contractor needs to look at.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air isn't cold, check the filter first, since a dirty filter can block airflow across the coil and leave you with warm air blowing through the vents. Check the thermostat is set to cool and not just fan. If the filter is clean and the air is still warm, the coil itself may be frozen or low on refrigerant, and that's a job for a contractor since it means opening the system.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Check the batteries, check the setting, and make sure it's set to heat or cool rather than just fan. Check the breaker box for a tripped switch, since a lot of no-heat and no-cool calls trace back to power rather than the equipment itself. Pull the filter and hold it up to the light. If you can't see through it, replace it, since a clogged filter can cause problems that look like something more serious. If you heat with fuel oil, check the tank level too. With storms knocking out power here often enough that more than half of Maine households lost power for at least a day in 2024, it's also worth checking whether the system simply needs to be turned back on after an outage. If everything checks out and the problem is still there, that's the point to call a contractor.