HVAC Repair in Beaver Dam, WI
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 Dodge County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, fourteen below on the worst nights
Your furnace in Beaver Dam runs from October through May. On winter nights that average 14°F, it cycles on and off for hours, and each start puts a load on the igniter and the flame sensor. Those parts wear from the cycling itself, and when one finally gives out, the furnace stops firing on the kind of night you need it most.
Summer is short here, just June through August, with afternoons around 80°F. Your air conditioner does not run long or hard enough to wear the way the furnace does, but eleven months of the year this house needs heat or cooling, and Dodge County has logged 18 winter storms and 79 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Most gas furnaces restart on their own once power is back. If a storm knocked something loose while it was out, that is what shows up as a repair call.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 14°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 80°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 Dodge County home.
Estimates for a typical Dodge County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin requires contractors to register with the state.
That registration puts the business on file with the Department of Safety and Professional Services. It does not mean anyone was tested on the trade, and there is no exam behind it the way there is with a license in other states. Wisconsin also does not let counties or cities layer their own HVAC license on top of that, so the registration is the same no matter where in the state the job is.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that registration confirms the business exists on paper. It does not certify the work itself. If the repair touches the gas line, a bad connection there is the dangerous part of the job, and the state's registration rule does not test or inspect for that.
Sources: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat and the filter, since those cause more no-heat calls than anything inside the furnace. If the filter is packed with dust, the furnace can overheat and shut itself off as a safety measure. If the thermostat screen is blank, check the breaker before you assume the furnace itself has failed. With lows around 14°F here in the dead of winter, a furnace that keeps shutting off after a few minutes usually points to a flame sensor or igniter problem, and that needs a contractor to diagnose.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- The blower moving air but the air not being cold points to the outdoor unit or the refrigerant, not the fan. Check that the outdoor unit isn't blocked by leaves or grass clippings, since airflow across it is how it releases heat. A dirty filter can also choke a system enough that the air coming out feels warm even though the compressor is running fine. If the outdoor unit is clear and the filter is clean, the system likely needs refrigerant checked, and that's a job for a licensed contractor.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the filter first and replace it if it's gray or clogged, since a blocked filter can cause both no-heat and no-cool complaints. Check that the thermostat has power and is set to heat or cool as needed, not just fan. Look at the breaker panel for a tripped switch, especially after a storm, since Wisconsin sees enough wind and winter storms that a breaker trip is a common cause of a system going dead. If those check out and the system still isn't working, a licensed contractor registered with the Department of Safety and Professional Services can take it from there.