Furnace Repair in Moundsville, WV
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Marshall County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat in a place that loses power
Moundsville needs its furnace from October through May, eight months of the year. On winter nights averaging 24°F, the burner is lighting and shutting off all day just to keep the house warm. Every one of those starts puts wear on the igniter, and the igniter is the part most likely to fail from that kind of repeated cycling. When it goes, the furnace won't light at all.
Marshall County also gets its share of winter storms and damaging wind, and across West Virginia, 35% of households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024. Most furnaces need electricity to run the blower and ignition system, so when the power goes out, the heat goes with it, right when it is coldest outside.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 24°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 51%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 8 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $180 a year off heating for a typical Marshall County home.
Estimates for a typical Marshall County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, West Virginia 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.
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
West Virginia issues this license through the Commissioner of Labor. The contractor is tested and on record with the state, and that record follows the business, not any single job it takes on.
For a furnace repair, that license is the thing accountable for the work. Furnace repair often means opening a gas connection, and in Marshall County just over half of homes heat with gas, so that part of the job matters to a lot of houses here. The same license that lets a contractor take the job covers that part of it too.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- The most common reason is the thermostat isn't calling for heat, whether that's a dead battery, a setting bumped too low, or a wiring problem behind it. After that, check the power switch on the furnace itself and the breaker it runs on. Gas furnaces also won't start if the pilot is out or the igniter has failed, and a tripped safety switch from a clogged filter can shut the whole system down. A contractor can test each part and find which one is stopping it.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most of the time this means the furnace is running the blower without the burners lit. A dirty filter, a fouled flame sensor, or a gas supply problem can all keep the burners from firing even while the fan pushes air through the vents. It can also mean the thermostat fan setting is stuck on rather than auto, which moves air with no heat behind it. Since Marshall County homes need heat from October through May, getting this checked matters before the next cold stretch.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually points to the thermocouple, the small part that senses the pilot flame and tells the gas valve it's safe to stay open. When it wears out or sits out of position, the gas valve shuts the pilot off as a safety measure. A draft reaching the pilot or a dirty pilot orifice can cause the same problem. A contractor can tell which one it is and replace the part if needed.