Furnace Repair in Jackson, WY
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Your furnace never really gets to rest here
In Jackson your furnace runs all year, not just through the winter. On nights that average 8°F from December through February, it is cycling on and off for hours at a stretch to keep up.
That many cycles wear on the igniter and the flame sensor faster than a place with milder winters. And when a storm knocks out the power, the furnace stops until it comes back. Teton County has seen 203 winter storms in the last ten years, and Wyoming households lost power for a full day or more 8% of the time last year alone. If your furnace won't restart after an outage, or it's cycling more than it used to, that's what's behind it.
- 8°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 203 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature, and check the batteries if it uses them. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker for the furnace and the switch that looks like a light switch near the unit itself, since that shuts the whole system down if it gets bumped off. A furnace that still won't start after that likely has a problem with the igniter, the flame sensor, or a safety switch, and a contractor will need to look at it.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often this means the blower is running before the burners have lit, or the burners haven't lit at all. A furnace takes a minute or so to warm up once it starts, so air can feel cool right at the start of a cycle. If cold air keeps coming the whole time it runs, the igniter or flame sensor may be failing, or the gas supply to the unit may be interrupted. A dirty filter can also block enough airflow that the furnace overheats and shuts the burners off while the blower keeps running, so check the filter before calling anyone.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve a flame is present, has worn out or is dirty. When it can't sense the flame, the valve shuts the gas off as a safety measure, even if the pilot was lit a second ago. A draft blowing across the pilot or a partly clogged pilot orifice can cause the same thing. Furnaces with a standing pilot are older, and once the thermocouple starts failing it usually needs replacing rather than adjusting, so a contractor will need to check it.