HVAC Repair in Jerome, ID
Homes here need heat from September through May and cooling from July through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Jerome County will get in touch.
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Nine months of heat, two of cooling, and not much room to rest
Your furnace is the one doing most of the work here, September through May, with winter nights averaging 22°F. That kind of cold means long burner cycles night after night, and the igniter and the burner itself take the wear. Almost half the homes in the area heat with electric systems, so when a heat pump or electric furnace struggles in that cold, there is no backup to lean on.
Summer is short but it still asks something of your air conditioner, with afternoons averaging 85°F through July and August. The compressor is doing real work on those days, and it shows up fast if refrigerant is low or the coil is dirty. The county has logged 12 winter storms and 18 damaging wind events over the past ten years, the kind of weather that knocks out power and stresses a system when it comes back on. Statewide, 11% of households lost power for a full day or more in 2024, and a heating system that will not restart on its own leaves a house cold at the worst time.
- 9 months
- September through May, your system heats
- 2 months
- July through August, it cools
- 22°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 85°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Idaho requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The HVAC Board issues that license, and it belongs to the contractor, not to the specific repair. Idaho keeps that license on record, covering the person or company doing the work, not any one job they take on.
For a repair like this, that license is what stands behind the person working on your heating and cooling system. It is not a sign-off on this particular repair. It is a record that the state has this contractor on file to do this kind of work.
Sources: Idaho Legislature · Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most of the time it is the igniter, the thermostat, or a clogged filter starving the system of airflow. If the furnace will not start at all, check that the thermostat is set to heat and has power before anything else. With winter nights here averaging 22°F, a furnace that is not firing needs a contractor out soon rather than waited on.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air is not cold, check the filter first. A dirty filter chokes airflow across the coil and the coil can ice up, which stops it from pulling heat out of the air at all. If the filter is clean and the air still is not cooling, the refrigerant charge or the outdoor unit needs a contractor to look at it.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat batteries and setting first, then the filter, then the breaker for the furnace or air handler. If the outdoor unit is not running, look for a tripped breaker or a switch near the unit that may have been bumped off. If everything there looks fine and the system still is not working, a licensed contractor needs to diagnose it.