Furnace Repair in Georgetown, KY
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Scott County will get in touch.
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Seven months of work, most of it on cold nights
Your furnace runs October through April in Georgetown, seven months of the year. Winter nights average 26°F, so on the coldest ones the burner is lighting and shutting off over and over through the night. Each of those starts puts wear on the igniter, and a worn igniter is the most common reason a furnace won't light at all.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the furnace stops with it. Georgetown has seen 11 winter storms and 65 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and in 2024 close to a quarter of Kentucky households lost power for a day or more. When the power comes back, some furnaces need a hand getting started again.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 26°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 11 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 Kentucky's Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. It covers the contractor as a business, not each job that contractor takes on. The same license that lets someone install a furnace is the one that lets them repair yours.
A furnace connects to a gas line, and that connection is the part that matters most. A loose or bad fitting there is how a leak starts. Kentucky puts this work under a state license rather than leaving it open to anyone with tools, and that license is what stands behind the person working on your furnace.
Sources: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat the way it should, or power to the furnace is interrupted somewhere. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has fresh batteries if it uses them. Check the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit, and the breaker for the furnace. If those are fine, the igniter, the flame sensor, or the control board may have failed, and that needs a contractor to diagnose.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is blowing but not heating, the furnace may still be starting its cycle, since some models run the blower before the burners fully engage. If cold air keeps coming for more than a few minutes, the igniter or flame sensor likely isn't lighting the burners at all. A dirty filter can also cause the furnace to overheat and shut the burners off while the blower keeps running. Replace the filter first, then call a contractor if the problem continues.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light 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. Wind or a draft in the flue can also blow the flame out, and a partly closed gas valve can starve it. Cleaning the pilot assembly sometimes helps, but a thermocouple that keeps failing needs to be replaced. This is gas work, so have a licensed contractor handle it rather than repeated relighting.