Commercial HVAC in Orem, for facility teams.
By Tyler Wayne, FMP · Working B2B HVAC Rep on the Wasatch Front · Utah County · Updated October 2026
Commercial HVAC in Orem spans Utah Valley University, Timpanogos Regional Hospital, University Place retail, offices and light industrial. Campus, medical and retail buildings each have different equipment and different stakes when something goes down.
Buildings and equipment in Orem
Campus and medical buildings often run central plants with boilers, chillers and air handlers. Retail around University Place and along State Street runs packaged rooftop units. Offices and light industrial buildings run rooftop units and unit heaters.
What's different in Orem
- Central plants need their own seasonal changeover between heating and cooling, which is different from rooftop units.
- Most buildings here are on Rocky Mountain Power for electricity and Enbridge Gas Utah for natural gas.
- Equipment replacements usually need a mechanical permit from Orem City.
- Busy retail roofs often have restaurant exhaust fans that need regular cleaning and belt checks.
Preventative maintenance in Orem
Most commercial buildings in Orem do well with two to four visits a year: a cooling startup in spring, a heating startup in fall, and filters on a set schedule with extra checks through the winter. Late spring cottonwood fluff is worth a coil cleaning on its own.
The full schedule and task lists are in commercial HVAC preventative maintenance in Utah, and the fall list is in the Utah winter startup checklist.
HVAC repairs in Orem
Summer repairs in Orem are usually capacitors, contactors, dirty condenser coils and refrigerant leaks. Winter repairs are usually ignition problems, flame sensors, cracked heat exchangers and frozen coils. Before you call, check the schedule, the breaker, the filter and any error codes.
See commercial HVAC repairs: what to check before you call, and if a unit keeps coming back, repair or replace a 15 year old rooftop unit.
Replacing equipment in Orem
New rooftop units and split systems now use refrigerants like R-454B and R-32. Plan for lead times, the curb, the crane day and a mechanical permit from Orem. Read the refrigerant change before you order.
Common questions in Orem
What HVAC is common in Orem retail buildings?
Packaged rooftop units, plus kitchen exhaust fans for restaurants.
Do central plants need different maintenance than rooftop units?
Yes. Boilers, chillers and pumps need their own startups, water treatment and seasonal changeover.