Furnace Repair in Kemmerer, WY
Furnaces here run from August through June. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Lincoln County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of heat puts a lot of hours on your furnace
In Kemmerer, your furnace runs from August through June. That's eleven months of cycling on and off, and on winter nights that average 8°F, it runs long and hard to keep up. Almost half of homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the furnace stops with it.
That matters here. Lincoln County has logged 307 winter storms and 29 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and across Wyoming, 8% of households lost power for a full day or more in 2024. A furnace that loses power and doesn't restart, or one that's been run hard for months without a check, is often the one that quits on the coldest night.
- 11 months
- August through June, your furnace is on duty
- 8°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 307 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat, or power to the furnace has been interrupted. Check that the thermostat is set above room temperature and has working batteries, and check the breaker for the furnace along with any switch on the unit itself or nearby wall switch that looks like a light switch. If those are fine, the igniter may have failed, since it wears out over time and won't start the burners when it does. With winter lows here averaging 8°F, a furnace that won't start is worth having looked at quickly.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is blowing but not warming up, the burners likely aren't lighting even though the blower is running. A dirty flame sensor is a common cause, since it shuts the gas off as a safety measure when it can't detect a flame. It can also mean the thermostat fan setting is on rather than auto, which runs the blower constantly whether or not the furnace is heating. A clogged filter can also starve the burners of airflow needed to run properly, so check that first.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit usually points to a worn thermocouple, the part that senses the flame and keeps gas flowing to it. When it fails, it can't confirm the pilot is lit, so it shuts the gas valve as a safety precaution. A draft near the pilot assembly or a dirty pilot orifice can cause the same problem. A standing pilot doesn't rely on electricity to stay lit, so this is a mechanical issue rather than a power one, and it's worth having a contractor check the thermocouple and clean the assembly.