HVAC Repair Salt Lake City: $140 to $950 + Rebates (2026)

Salt Lake City rows are local figures; national rows are labeled.

Do this now: no heat or no cooling in Salt Lake City

1. Gas smell or a carbon monoxide alarm: get everyone out and call 911 or Enbridge Gas from outside. CPSC says do not go back in until responders say it is safe.
2. Check the thermostat mode and setting, then the system's switch and breaker. Do not keep resetting a breaker that trips.
3. Check the filter. Bryant says a dirty filter can shut a furnace down, and DOE says to clean or replace an AC filter every month or two in cooling season.
4. No heat in a freeze: open sink cabinets and drip cold water from faucets on outside walls (Red Cross). See frozen pipes.
5. No AC in extreme heat: CDC says fans do not cool the body when it is above 90 F indoors. Go somewhere with air conditioning; signs of heat stroke mean call 911, Ready.gov says.
6. Never heat the house with the oven or stove (CDC).

Is it an emergency? Salt Lake City has two hard seasons

Salt Lake City needs both heat and cooling: the airport averages 111.8 nights a year at or below 32 F, 62.2 days at or above 90 F and 7.6 days at or above 100 F, NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals show. A dead furnace in a freeze or a dead AC on a 100 F day with an older adult, an infant or someone with heart disease at home is an emergency; CDC lists those groups as higher risk in heat. A system that runs but makes a new noise can wait for a weekday visit. After-hours AC labor runs $160 to $250 an hour, HomeAdvisor says; see emergency HVAC repair.

Heating and cooling repairs in Salt Lake City

• Furnace repair in Salt Lake City: ignitors and flame sensors run $95 to $280 locally, ConsumerAffairs says, and Enbridge pays $300 or $350 toward a high-efficiency replacement.
• AC repair in Salt Lake City: HomeAdvisor's national range is $172 to $664, and Rocky Mountain Power pays up to $1,600 toward an air-source heat pump if the AC needs replacing.

Rebates in Salt Lake City for 2026

• Enbridge Gas Utah (ThermWise): gas furnace $300 (95% to 97.4% AFUE) or $350 (97.5% or better with an ECM blower); smart thermostat $50 or $75; dual-fuel heat pump $700 to $1,200. Mail within six months of installation. 1-877-932-0610.
• Rocky Mountain Power (Wattsmart Homes): ductless heat pumps up to $1,700, air-source heat pumps up to $1,600, dual-fuel heat pumps up to $1,450, under program terms that changed Feb 27, 2026.
• Cool Keeper: Rocky Mountain Power's AC demand response program pays $30 a year.
• Federal: none for 2026. The IRS says the 25C credit does not apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2025.

Compare full prices in heat pump installation cost and furnace replacement cost.

Permits, licenses and repair help

Salt Lake City Building Services says no one may install, alter or improve a building's mechanical system without first getting the required permits; permit processing is 801-535-7968. Check any HVAC contractor on Utah DOPL's licensee lookup. For eligible owner-occupants, the city's Minor Repairs Program covers up to $1,500 and its Home Repairs Program up to $50,000 for health and safety repairs (801-535-7233), and Utah's HEAT program offers crisis help to households in danger of a utility shut-off.

Heating and cooling facts for Salt Lake City, from the official city, county, state, utility, Census and NOAA pages listed under Sources.

Questions to ask a Salt Lake City HVAC company

1. What is your Utah DOPL license number?
2. What is the diagnostic fee? ConsumerAffairs lists $75 to $140 locally.
3. Does this job need a city mechanical permit, and will you pull it?
4. If replacement makes sense, which Enbridge and Rocky Mountain Power rebates apply, and will you file them?
5. Can I see proof of insurance and a written price before work starts?

More Salt Lake City guides

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