Furnace Repair in Nicholasville, KY
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Jessamine County will get in touch.
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It takes about a minute.
Seven months of work, most of it on cold nights
Your furnace runs October through April here, and on the coldest nights it's holding against a low near 27°F. That means a lot of cycles, the burner lighting and shutting off again and again to keep up. Each start puts wear on the igniter and the flame sensor, the parts that get used every single cycle.
Most homes in Kentucky heat with electricity, and Jessamine County sees its share of winter storms and wind. When the power drops, so does your furnace, even a gas furnace, since it still needs electricity to run the blower and the control board. If your furnace won't come back on after an outage, or it's cycling more than it used to, that's the kind of thing worth having a look at before the next cold snap.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 27°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 13 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, and it belongs to the contractor, not to the job. It does not get issued fresh for your furnace repair specifically. It is the contractor's standing to do the work at all.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your gas connection. A bad connection is the part of this job that can hurt someone, and the license is the state's record that this contractor is allowed to do this kind of work. That standing is the accountability here.
Sources: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to heat and the set temperature is above the room temperature, and swap the batteries if it uses them. If that's not it, check the breaker and the furnace's own power switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit. Furnaces also won't fire if the air filter is badly clogged or if a safety switch has tripped, and a contractor can find out which one in a single visit.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often the furnace hasn't caught up yet. It takes a few minutes to warm up after it starts, so air can feel cool at first before it turns warm. If the air stays cold, check the filter, since a clogged one can choke the airflow and trip a safety switch that shuts off the burners while the fan keeps running. If the filter is clean and the air still isn't heating, the igniter or the gas valve may be at fault, and that's a repair for a licensed contractor.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple is worn out or dirty. That's the small part that senses the pilot flame and tells the gas valve it's safe to stay open, and once it fails the valve shuts the gas back off within a minute or so. A draft blowing across the pilot or a dirty pilot orifice can cause the same thing. Either way, it's a part for a licensed contractor to replace, since it sits right at the gas line.