Heating and air conditioning repair in Orlando

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Our guide to heating and air conditioning repair covers how the job works. Below: the Orlando numbers a HVAC contractor looks at, with sources.

Homes in Orlando

Census figures put the median year built for Orlando homes at 1992. Of the 56 other cities in this network, 5 have newer housing by median year built. Older homes here often have ducts and venting that were sized for a different system.
Source: Census ACS

About 40% of occupied homes in Orlando are lived in by their owners. That is 51,828 of 131,179 households. The share of owner-occupied homes here is higher than in 5 of the 56 other cities we cover. Owners usually decide on a replacement; renters should start with the landlord or property manager.
Source: Census ACS

Electricity is the leading heating fuel in Orlando, covering about 92% of occupied homes. Other fuels: utility gas 4%, bottled or tank gas under 1%, fuel oil or kerosene under 1%. Switching fuels is possible, but ask what it means for your panel, gas line and ducts.
Source: Census ACS

What the weather asks of a system in Orlando

Cooling load in Orlando comes to roughly 3,452 cooling degree days in a normal year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Measured at the Orlando Intl Ap (FL) station. The cooling load here is higher than in 54 of the 56 other cities we cover. Cooling demand at that level is why the outdoor unit's size and condition matter here.
Source: NOAA normals

Homes near Orlando face about 525 heating degree days in a typical year, per NOAA's 1991-2020 normals. Measured at the Orlando Intl Ap (FL) station. Of the 56 other cities in this network, 2 have a lower heating load. That is the number a contractor's load calculation starts from when sizing heat for a house here.
Source: NOAA normals

Lows at or below 32 F come on roughly 2 days a year around Orlando. Of the 52 other cities in this network, 1 have a lower number of freezing days.
Source: NOAA normals

Highs of 90 F and up come on roughly 110 days a year around Orlando. Of the 54 other cities in this network, 47 have a lower number of 90 F days.
Source: NOAA normals

Orlando seasons, by the numbers

On heat wave risk, FEMA's National Risk Index puts Orange County, FL at relatively moderate. 13 of the 55 other cities we cover sit in counties with the same heat wave rating. Heat waves are when an older air conditioner is most likely to fail, so a pre-season check pays off.
Source: FEMA risk index

The cold wave risk for Orange County, FL is rated very high in FEMA's National Risk Index. The same cold wave rating applies in 16 of the 53 other cities in this network. Frozen weather is when a furnace that limped through fall finally quits.
Source: FEMA risk index

In Florida, HVAC contractors are licensed by the Florida DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB); status can be checked on the agency's official lookup page.
Source: Florida DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) (Florida) · Florida DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) license information · Authority naming the Florida DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB)

Sources, checked October 2026

Orange stucco 1930s bungalow with landscaped yard in Orlando's College Park — Photo: Gerdater, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Local offices and rules in Orlando

OUC's Efficiency Delivered program offers qualifying homeowners, renters and landlords a capped amount per home in energy and water efficiency upgrades after a free audit by an OUC conservation specialist.
Source: www.ouc.com. Checked October 2026.

OUC pays an A/C heat pump rebate that varies with size and SEER2 value, for systems with a SEER2 of 15.2 or higher.
Source: www.ouc.com. Checked October 2026.

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), a statutory municipal utility commission, supplies electricity and water in the Orlando area; its energy rebates apply only to properties inside OUC's electric service territory.
Source: www.ouc.com. Checked October 2026.

If you smell gas, leave the house and call your gas utility from outside. Keep a working carbon monoxide alarm near the bedrooms, and do not open a furnace cabinet that is running.

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