Furnace Repair in Eagar, AZ
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Apache County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, and nights near 20 degrees
Eagar needs a working furnace from October through May. That is eight months a year the burner has to fire, night after night, with winter lows averaging 20°F. Every cycle on and off puts wear on the igniter and the parts that sense the flame, and over that many months the wear adds up.
Most homes here still lean on wood heat, but for the rest of the house the furnace is what keeps the cold out on those 20°F nights. The area has also logged 110 winter storms and 120 damaging wind events over the past ten years, the kind of weather that knocks out power. When the power drops, the furnace stops with it, and it should come back on by itself once the power is restored. If it does not, or the house stays cold after the lights come back on, something else is wrong.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 20°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 110 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arizona requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Registrar of Contractors tests and licenses the contractor, not the individual job, so the license on file covers the person or company doing the work rather than this specific repair.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. A gas furnace has to be connected correctly, since a bad connection is the dangerous part of the job, and the contractor's license is the state's record that they've been checked out to do that work in Arizona.
Sources: Arizona State Legislature · Arizona Registrar of Contractors
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most of the time it's the thermostat, a tripped breaker, or the furnace switch got bumped off. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and calling for heat, then check your breaker panel. If those are fine, the furnace may be locked out from too many failed ignition attempts, and it needs a contractor to find out why it's failing to light.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Cold air out of the vents usually means the blower is running but the burners aren't lighting. That points to an ignition problem, a dirty flame sensor, or a gas supply issue. It can also mean the thermostat fan setting is stuck on "on" instead of "auto", which pushes air through even when the furnace isn't heating. A contractor can tell which one it is.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit is almost always a worn thermocouple, the part that senses the flame and keeps gas flowing to it. When that part wears out, it shuts the gas off within seconds because it can't confirm the pilot is burning. A draft blowing out the flame is possible too, but if it keeps happening, the thermocouple needs to be replaced. This isn't something to keep relighting on your own since it involves the gas valve.