HVAC Repair in Monroe, LA
Homes here need heat from November through March and cooling from May through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Ouachita Parish will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, then a storm cuts the power
Your system in Ouachita Parish barely gets a break. Summer afternoons average 92°F and pull cooling duty from May through October, six months straight. Then winter nights drop to an average of 37°F and the furnace takes over from November through March. That's eleven months a year one side or the other is running.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the heat goes with it. Nearly half of Louisiana households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024, and the parish has logged 86 damaging wind events and 5 winter storms over the past ten years. A unit that runs almost year round and then gets knocked offline by a storm comes back to a harder restart, and that's when a weak capacitor or a worn contactor finally gives out.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 6 months
- May through October, it cools
- 37°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 92°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 issues this license, and it does so by testing the contractor and keeping a record of who holds one. That license covers the contractor as a business, not each individual job, so the same license that qualifies someone to install a system is what qualifies them to repair one.
For a heating and cooling repair, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. It means the state tested this contractor and has a record of them before they ever touch the system. In Ouachita Parish, that state license is the baseline check on who is allowed to do this job.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often the thermostat, the igniter, or the power supply is the problem. If the thermostat screen is blank or won't respond, check the batteries first. If the furnace runs but never lights, the igniter may have failed, since that part wears out over time and is a common point of failure. About two thirds of homes here heat with electricity, so a tripped breaker or a issue at the outdoor unit is also worth checking before you call anyone. A licensed contractor can test the parts you can't see safely.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and when that happens the coil can ice over and stop cooling the air even though the system is running. Check the thermostat setting next, since a system set to fan-only will blow air without cooling it. If the filter is clean and the setting is right, the refrigerant charge or the outdoor unit may need a contractor's attention, since summer afternoons here can hit 92°F and push a struggling system harder than it can handle.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to heat or cool as needed, the batteries are good, and the display responds when you change the setting. Check the air filter next and replace it if it's dark with dust, since a blocked filter is one of the most common reasons a system runs without heating or cooling well. Check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker, especially after a storm, since wind events are common here and can knock out power to outdoor units. If those checks don't fix it, a licensed contractor can diagnose what's left.