Furnace Repair in Henderson, KY
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Henderson County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat puts real wear on a furnace here
Henderson County homes need heat from October through April, seven months of the burner cycling on and off to keep up with winter nights that average 28°F. Every one of those starts puts load on the igniter and the parts that get the burner lit. Over enough winters, that is what wears out first, and the furnace stops lighting.
More than half of homes here heat with electricity, so the furnace depends on power staying on to run at all. Kentucky households felt that last year, with 24% going at least 24 hours without power. The county has logged 10 winter storms and 82 damaging wind events over the past ten years, the kind of weather that knocks power out on the coldest nights, when a furnace is needed most.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 28°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 10 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 is issued to the contractor, not to each job, so it follows the person or company doing the work rather than the specific furnace repair on your property. Kentucky's Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction is the one testing and keeping that record, so the license you're checking is a state license, not something the county issued or a business registration with no test behind it.
Because Kentucky licenses at the contractor level, that license is what stands behind the person working on your furnace. Gas connections are the part of a furnace repair that can turn dangerous if they are done wrong, and the licensing here is what puts a state record behind whoever makes them.
Sources: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often it's the thermostat not calling for heat, a tripped breaker, or a safety switch that's stopped the furnace from starting. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has power, and check the breaker panel. If those are fine, the furnace itself may have a failed igniter or a switch that senses a problem and shuts it down before it lights. That part needs a contractor licensed by the state of Kentucky to open it up and find out which.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's not warm, the burners likely aren't lighting even though the blower is running. That points to the igniter, the flame sensor, or the gas valve not doing its job. It can also happen for a few seconds right when the furnace starts, before the heat exchanger warms up, which is normal. If cold air keeps coming the whole time it runs, turn it off and have a contractor look at it before running it that way again.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot that won't stay lit usually means the thermocouple isn't sensing the flame, so the gas valve shuts back off to protect the house. It can also be a draft blowing the flame out or a dirty pilot orifice restricting the gas. A standing pilot doesn't use electricity, so a power outage isn't the cause here. This is a repair for a licensed HVAC contractor, since it involves the gas valve and flame safety parts.