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(406) 964-6724 Call now for a free estimateThe calls that come in most often to HVAC shops in Columbia Falls are for furnaces that won't start or blow only cold air when they should be heating. Usually it's a bad igniter, a thermocouple that's gone, or a blower motor that's quit. The second category is AC units that are running but not cooling down—often a refrigerant leak, a compressor starting to fail, or a condenser coil so dirty it can't shed heat. Both jobs need diagnosis first: a tech will check pressures, test electrical components, and trace where the problem actually sits before quoting repair or replacement.
A third common one is furnace short-cycling, where the unit fires up, runs for five minutes, then shuts off and starts again. That's usually a clogged filter, a bad flame sensor, or a heat exchanger that's cracked and throwing a safety switch. Less common but serious: refrigerant leaks in heat pumps, which people in Montana rely on more than they used to. Every one of these requires actual diagnostic work—you can't know what to fix without testing.
We work with HVAC repair shops in Columbia Falls, Kalispell, Whitefish, and the Flathead Valley area. Not sure if we cover your area? Call (406) 964-6724.