HVAC Repair in Crowley, LA
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from April through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Acadia Parish will get in touch.
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Crowley runs its system almost year round
Cooling season here stretches from April through October, seven months of afternoons near 91°F. That is seven months of the compressor cycling on and off to keep up, and the strain shows up first at the capacitor or the fan motor. Then winter nights average 44°F, cold enough that the heat runs steady from November through March.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so the system carries the load both ways with barely a break between seasons. Acadia Parish also sees its share of damaging wind, 48 events over the last ten years, and with just under half of Louisiana households losing power for a day or more in 2024, an outage can shut a system down mid cycle. When the power comes back, most equipment restarts on its own, but if it does not, that is worth a call.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 44°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Louisiana requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors tests contractors before it issues that license, and keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license that let them take on a big installation is the one that covers this repair.
For work on your heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing it. Louisiana's rule reaches this job because the state licenses the contractor, not just the paperwork on a bigger project.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often it is the igniter, a tripped limit switch, or the thermostat calling wrong. If your furnace runs on electricity, check the breaker first, since a tripped breaker will stop it cold with no other warning. Gas furnaces that won't light are usually down to a bad igniter or flame sensor, not the burners themselves. If the blower runs but no heat comes out, that points to the gas valve or the igniter rather than the ductwork.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the filter first. A filter clogged enough can choke off airflow until the coil freezes over, and once that happens the system runs but blows warm air until the ice melts. If the filter is clean and air still isn't cold, it's likely low refrigerant or a failing compressor, and neither of those you can fix yourself. Also check the outdoor unit. If the fan isn't spinning or it's packed with leaves and debris, the coil outside can't shed heat and the whole system loses its cooling power.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat batteries and the setting itself, since a thermostat stuck on the wrong mode looks exactly like a broken system. Check the breaker box for a tripped breaker, especially after a storm. With 48 damaging wind events here over the last ten years, a breaker knocked out is common and costs nothing to check. Check the filter and swap it if it's dark or clogged. Last, look at the outdoor unit for anything blocking it, leaves, a fallen branch, grass clippings packed into the fins. If all of that checks out and the system still isn't working, a contractor will need to look at what's inside it.