Furnace Repair in Clifton, AZ
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Greenlee County will get in touch.
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Clifton furnaces run long winters with little rest
Clifton needs heat from October through April, seven months of the year. Winter nights average 29°F from December through February, so the burner is cycling on and off most nights of the week for months at a stretch. Each cycle puts a little more wear on the igniter, and a worn igniter is often the reason a furnace stops lighting at all.
Most homes here heat with gas, which means that failure point matters more than it would elsewhere. Add in the wind Greenlee County sees, fifteen damaging wind events over the past ten years, and the power can drop long enough to shut a furnace down even when nothing inside it is broken.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 29°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 61%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 26 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $120 a year off heating for a typical Greenlee County home.
Estimates for a typical Greenlee County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Arizona 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.
Arizona requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is held by the contractor, not tied to any one job, so the same license that qualifies someone to work on a furnace in Phoenix qualifies them to work on one in Greenlee County. The Registrar of Contractors tested and recorded that contractor before handing out the license, and the state keeps that record on file.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. Gas furnaces make up most of the heating in Greenlee County homes, and a loose or bad connection at the gas line is the part of the job that can actually hurt someone. The license is the state's answer to who is accountable for getting that right.
Sources: Arizona State Legislature · Arizona Registrar of Contractors
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it is set to heat and set above the room temperature, and that the display is lit. If the thermostat looks dead, check the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit, and the breaker for the furnace. Furnaces also won't fire if the flame sensor is dirty or the igniter has failed, and those need a contractor to check.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often the blower is running before the burners have caught up, which is normal for the first minute or so after a call for heat. If cold air keeps coming, the igniter or flame sensor may be failing, so the burners never light while the blower keeps moving air. A clogged filter can also starve the burners of the airflow they need to stay running. If changing the filter does not fix it, a contractor needs to look at the ignition system.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit is usually a sign the thermocouple has worn out. The thermocouple sits in the pilot flame and tells the gas valve the pilot is lit. Once it wears out, the valve shuts the gas off even though the flame is there. A draft blowing across the pilot can also snuff it out, so check that the area around the burner compartment is clear. If relighting it keeps failing, the thermocouple needs to be replaced, and that is a job for a licensed contractor.