Furnace Repair in Huntington, WV
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Cabell County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and the grid doesn't always hold
Your furnace works from October through April here, with winter nights averaging 27°F from December through February. That is a long stretch of steady cycling, and the parts that light the burner and keep it running take the wear.
Just over half of Cabell County homes heat with electricity, and the power here does not always stay on. Statewide, 35% of households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024, and the area has seen 15 winter storms and 71 damaging wind events over the past ten years. When the power drops mid-storm, an electric furnace stops cold, and it needs to come back on and relight correctly once power returns.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 27°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 15 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
West Virginia's Commissioner of Labor issues that license, and getting it means the contractor was tested on the trade before the state put their name on record. The license covers the contractor as a whole, not each job. So the same license that qualifies someone to install a furnace also qualifies them to repair one.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. A furnace burns gas, and a bad connection is the dangerous part of the job. In West Virginia, the contractor doing that repair is required to hold the state license.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most of the time it's the thermostat not calling for heat, a tripped breaker, or the furnace switch got bumped off. Check the thermostat is set below room temperature and has power, then check the breaker panel. If those are fine, the igniter or the flame sensor may have failed, and those need a contractor to test and replace.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- It's usually one of two things. Either the furnace hasn't reached temperature yet and warm air is still on its way, or the pilot or igniter has gone out and the blower is just moving room air through the ducts. If the air stays cold for more than a few minutes, the furnace isn't actually heating and needs a look.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This almost always points to the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is burning. When it wears out or sits out of position, the valve shuts the gas off as a safety measure and the pilot goes dark. A draft blowing out the flame is the other common cause. Either way, a contractor needs to check the thermocouple and the flame itself rather than relighting it over and over.