Furnace Repair in Ashland, KY
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Boyd County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, twenty-six degree nights
Your furnace runs October through April in Boyd County, seven months out of the year. On nights that average 26°F, it cycles on and off for hours to hold the house steady, and every cycle puts a little more wear on the igniter and the burner assembly.
The county has also seen 12 winter storms and 49 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and in Kentucky, 24% of households lost power for 24 hours or more in 2024 alone. A furnace that was already struggling to light can fail the moment the power comes back on.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 26°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 12 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Kentucky requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license comes from the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. It covers the contractor as a whole, not each job separately, so the same license applies whether they are working on your furnace or someone else's boiler across town.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person in your house. Gas repair is the part of this job where the connection matters most, and here that work is tied to a contractor the state has licensed.
Sources: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to heat and set above the room temperature, and check that its batteries are not dead. If the thermostat looks right, check the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit, and the breaker for the furnace. A furnace that still won't start after that has an ignition or safety switch problem, and that needs a contractor to diagnose.
- 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. If cold air keeps blowing, check the air filter first, since a clogged filter can choke off airflow and cause the system to shut down its burners while the fan keeps going. If the filter is clean and you still get cold air, the igniter or flame sensor may be failing, and that's a job for a contractor.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit usually points to a bad thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the flame is burning. When it wears out, it shuts off gas to the pilot even though the flame is fine. A draft blowing out the flame or a dirty pilot orifice can also be the cause. This is a repair for a licensed contractor, since it involves the gas line.