Furnace Repair in Owensboro, KY
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Daviess County will get in touch.
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Seven months of work for your furnace
From October through April your furnace is the thing standing between your house and a 28°F night. That is seven months of the burner lighting, running, and shutting off, over and over, night after night. Each cycle puts a little more wear on the igniter and the parts that control the burner.
Daviess County has seen 14 winter storms and 95 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and across Kentucky almost a quarter of households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024. Most furnaces here run on gas, but gas furnaces still need electricity to run the blower and controls. When the power drops in the middle of a cold snap, the furnace stops with it, and when it comes back on, that is one more hard start for parts that were already working hard.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 28°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 63%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 14 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $90 a year off heating for a typical Daviess County home.
Estimates for a typical Daviess County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Kentucky fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when one part has failed and the heat exchanger is sound.
Replacement makes sense when the heat exchanger is cracked or the furnace keeps needing parts.
Kentucky requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The state tests contractors before they can hold this license, and the license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job. That means the same license has to cover a furnace repair in Owensboro the same way it covers any other HVAC work the contractor takes on, and the state keeps the record of who holds it.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your gas line and burner. Gas furnaces heat most of the homes in Daviess County, and a loose fitting or bad connection is the part of the job that can hurt someone, so the state's testing and record of the contractor is the protection you have here.
Sources: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- The most common reason is the thermostat isn't calling for heat the way you think it is, so check that it's set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature. If that's not it, a tripped breaker or a switch on the furnace itself, often near the door panel, can cut power without you noticing. Gas furnaces also won't start if the pilot is out or the igniter has failed. With most of Daviess County heating with gas, a furnace that won't start in the middle of winter is worth getting looked at quickly rather than waiting it out.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Often this just means the blower is running before the burners have caught up, since air moving before it's warm feels cold at first. If cold air keeps coming, the igniter or flame sensor may be failing, which stops the burners from lighting even though the fan still runs. A dirty filter can also cause this by restricting airflow enough that the furnace shuts off the burners to protect itself while the fan keeps going. A contractor can check which of these it is.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit is usually a sign the thermocouple has worn out and is no longer sensing the flame correctly, so the gas valve shuts it off. A draft near the pilot or a buildup of dirt on the assembly can cause the same thing. This isn't something to keep relighting on your own, since a gas furnace with a faulty safety part needs a contractor to replace it.