Furnace Repair in Lovell, WY
Furnaces here run from September through June. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Big Horn County will get in touch.
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Ten months of heat, and nights near 12 below zero
Your furnace works September through June in Lovell, ten months of the year with almost no break. On winter nights that average 12°F it runs long and hard to keep up, and the burner cycles on and off many times a day. Each start puts wear on the igniter, and a weak one will stop lighting the burner altogether. That is when the house goes cold.
Most homes here heat with gas, and a furnace needs power to run even when the gas is on. Big Horn County has seen 27 winter storms and 58 damaging wind events over the last ten years, and wind and ice are what bring lines down. Across Wyoming, 8% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. When a furnace loses power on a cold night and will not restart on its own, that is worth knowing before it happens.
- 10 months
- September through June, your furnace is on duty
- 12°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 64%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 27 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $140 a year off heating for a typical Big Horn County home.
Estimates for a typical Big Horn County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Wyoming fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when one part has failed and the heat exchanger is sound.
Replacement makes sense when the heat exchanger is cracked or the furnace keeps needing parts.
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to heat and the setting is above room temperature, and if it runs on batteries, swap them. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker and the furnace's own power switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit. A furnace that still won't start after that likely has a bad igniter, a clogged filter tripping a safety switch, or a flame sensor that needs cleaning, and a contractor can tell you which from a service call.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often this means the blower is running but the burners haven't lit. Check your filter first, since a filter clogged enough restricts airflow can trip a limit switch that keeps the burners from firing while the fan keeps going. If the filter's clean, the igniter or flame sensor is a common next cause, and either one needs a contractor to test and replace. With winter lows here averaging 12°F, cold air from the vents is worth calling in quickly rather than waiting it out.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot that won't stay lit usually points to a weak or dirty thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the flame is burning. If it can't sense the flame, it shuts the gas off as a safety measure even when the pilot looks fine. A draft blowing out the pilot or a partly closed gas valve can also cause it. This is a gas component, so it's worth having a contractor check rather than repeatedly relighting it yourself.