Furnace Repair in Lewisburg, WV
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Greenbrier County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, and the power doesn't always stay on
October through May, your furnace is what stands between your house and nights that average 23 degrees. That's eight months of the burner lighting and shutting off, night after night, and every one of those starts wears a little more on the igniter and the parts that light it. When one of them finally gives out, it tends to happen on the coldest night, not the mildest one.
Greenbrier County has seen 44 winter storms and 104 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and in 2024, 35% of West Virginia households went at least a full day without power. 55.3% of homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes, the furnace goes with it. If yours doesn't come back on once the lights do, or it's been struggling to keep the house warm even with power running fine, that's worth having looked at before the next storm.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 44 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 licenses HVAC contractors through the Commissioner of Labor. The license is issued to the contractor's business, not to each job that business does.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person coming into the house. Gas work has one part that matters most. The connection between the furnace and the gas line has to be sound, because a bad one is what makes this job dangerous rather than just technical. In West Virginia, the license held by the contractor's business is what the state has attached to that work being done right.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat, or power to the furnace has been cut off somewhere. Check that the thermostat is set above room temperature and has working batteries if it uses them. Next check the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit, and the breaker at your panel. If those are fine, the igniter or a safety switch inside the furnace may have failed, and that calls for a contractor to check.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is blowing but not warming up, the furnace may be running the fan without firing the burners. This can happen when the flame sensor is dirty or the igniter isn't lighting the gas, both of which stop the burners while the blower keeps going. It can also mean the thermostat fan setting is on rather than auto, which pushes air through the vents even when the furnace isn't heating. A furnace that cycles this way for more than a few minutes needs a contractor to find out why the burners aren't staying lit.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit usually points to a worn thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the flame is burning. When it wears out or sits out of position, the valve shuts the gas off as a safety measure even though the pilot lit for a moment. A draft blowing across the pilot or a partly clogged pilot orifice can cause the same thing. This is a gas component, so have a contractor replace or adjust the part rather than relighting it repeatedly.