Furnace Repair in Pinedale, WY
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In Pinedale your furnace never really gets a break
Your furnace runs all 12 months here, and on winter nights averaging 4°F from December through February, it almost never sits idle long enough to rest. Almost half the homes in the county heat with gas, which means a burner and igniter firing over and over, day after day, not just through one hard stretch of winter.
That steady cycling is what wears out an igniter or a flame sensor before its time. You will notice it as a furnace that clicks and clicks but never catches, or one that lights and then drops the flame. Sublette County has also seen 281 winter storms and 65 damaging wind events over the last ten years, and storms like that knock out power. About 8 percent of Wyoming households went at least a day without it in 2024. A furnace that relies on electric ignition will not run until the power is back, even with the gas still on.
- 4°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 281 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $180 a year off heating for a typical Sublette County home.
Estimates for a typical Sublette 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?
- Most often it is the thermostat, the power supply, or the flame sensor not telling the furnace to fire. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature first. If the switch on the furnace or the breaker has been tripped, the furnace has no power to start. When the furnace has fired many times but failed to stay lit, it will often lock itself out until it is reset. With Pinedale needing heat all year and winter nights averaging 4°F, a furnace that won't start is worth having looked at the same day.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- When you first turn on the heat, the blower runs for a short time before the air warms up, so a little cool air at the start is normal. If the air stays cold, the burners may not be igniting even though the blower is running. A dirty filter can also cause this by starving the burners of the airflow they need to work properly. If the air never warms up, the furnace needs a contractor to check the ignition system.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit usually points to a weak or failing thermocouple, the small part that senses the flame and keeps gas flowing to it. It can also mean a draft is blowing the flame out, or the pilot orifice is partly clogged. A standing pilot burns without needing electricity, so this problem has nothing to do with power at the house. Since Pinedale homes need heat every month of the year, this is worth having a contractor look at and relight properly rather than repeatedly relighting it yourself.