Furnace Repair in Logan, WV
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Logan County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and a grid that doesn't always hold
Logan County needs heat from October through April, seven months of the year. On winter nights averaging 28°F, your furnace is cycling on and off for hours at a stretch, and every start puts wear on the igniter and the flame sensor. Those are usually the first parts to fail, and you notice it as a furnace that clicks but won't light, or one that lights and then shuts off a few minutes later.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so the furnace depends on power staying on. Statewide, more than a third of households lost power for at least a day in 2024, and the last ten years brought 13 winter storms and 44 damaging wind events to this area. When the power drops in the middle of a cold night, a furnace that was already struggling has one more reason to quit.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 28°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
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is issued to the contractor by the Commissioner of Labor. It covers the contractor as a whole, not the specific job at your house.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. Gas connections are the part that can turn dangerous if they are done wrong, and in West Virginia that work falls under the same state license.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat the way it should, or power to the furnace is interrupted somewhere. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has fresh batteries if it uses them. Next check the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit, and the breaker for it. If those are fine, the igniter or a safety switch inside the furnace may have failed, and that calls for a contractor to open it up and test it.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's not warm, the furnace may be running the blower without the burners lighting. That points to an ignition problem or a gas supply issue, and a furnace won't push warm air until that's fixed. It can also mean the thermostat fan setting is on instead of auto, which runs the blower constantly whether or not the burners are firing. Check that setting first, since it takes a second to fix if that's all it is.
- 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. It can also mean a draft is blowing the flame out, or the pilot orifice is dirty. A standing pilot doesn't use electricity, so a power flicker isn't the cause. This is a gas component, so it's worth having a licensed contractor check it rather than repeatedly relighting it yourself.