HVAC Repair in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Homes here need heat from September through June and cooling from July through July. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Kootenai County will get in touch.
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Ten months of heat, one month of cooling
Your furnace in Coeur d'Alene works from September through June. Winter nights average 25°F, and on those nights the burner cycles on and off many times to hold the house steady. Every cycle is another chance for a worn igniter or a failed sensor to leave you cold. Most homes here heat with gas, so when the burner won't light, there's no backup keeping the house warm.
The air conditioner gets one month, July, with afternoons near 77°F. It sits idle the other eleven months, and idle systems are the ones that fail to start when you finally need them. Add in the storms, 655 of them over the past ten years along with 68 damaging wind events, and it's easy to lose power along with your heat or cooling right when you need both.
- 10 months
- September through June, your system heats
- 1 months
- July through July, it cools
- 25°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 77°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $90 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Kootenai County home.
Estimates for a typical Kootenai County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Idaho 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.
Idaho requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Idaho HVAC Board issues that license, and it belongs to the contractor, not to the job. It does not get renewed or reissued for each repair call. It stays with the person or company across every job they take on, in Kootenai County or anywhere else in the state.
For a repair on your heating and cooling system, that license is what the state puts behind the person doing the work. Gas is often part of a heating repair, and a bad connection is the dangerous part of that job. In Idaho, that risk falls under the same license that covers the rest of the work, not a separate credential.
Sources: Idaho Legislature · Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most of the time it comes down to the thermostat, the igniter, or the flame sensor. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the batteries are good, since that alone stops a lot of furnaces cold. Next check the air filter. A clogged one can starve the furnace of airflow and trip a safety switch that shuts the whole system down. If the furnace tries to start and then cuts out, the igniter or flame sensor is a common cause, and that is a repair for a licensed contractor. With nights here averaging 25 degrees in the winter, it is worth getting looked at the same day rather than waiting.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air is not cold, the problem is usually with the refrigerant side, not the fan. A dirty air filter or a frozen coil can block airflow across the coil and leave you with warm air moving through the ducts. It could also be a refrigerant leak, which needs a licensed contractor to find and fix since refrigerant has to be handled and charged correctly. Check the filter first. If it is clean and the air is still warm, that points to something inside the system that needs a professional look.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set correctly, the batteries are fresh, and the display is on. Then check the air filter. A filter that is clogged with dust can cause problems that look like bigger failures, from weak heat to weak cooling. Check that the breaker for the system has not tripped, and if you have a gas furnace, make sure the gas valve is open. If the outdoor unit is covered in leaves, ice, or debris, clear it, since blocked airflow outside can stop the system from working right. If everything checks out and the system still is not doing its job, a licensed contractor can diagnose what the checklist cannot catch.