Furnace Repair in Point Pleasant, WV
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Mason County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and the power doesn't always stay on
Your furnace works from October through April in Point Pleasant, seven months out of the year. On nights that average 26°F through the winter, it runs long and often, cycling on and off to keep the house warm. Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the heat goes with it.
Mason County has recorded 12 winter storms and 76 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and across West Virginia over a third of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. A furnace that has been running hard all winter is more likely to show a problem right when a storm knocks the power out and brings it back.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 26°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 12 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. That license covers the contractor, not each individual job, so it means the state tested this contractor and keeps them on record, not that someone reviews every repair.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your gas line. A bad connection at the burner or the gas valve is the dangerous part of this job, and West Virginia puts responsibility for that on the contractor directly, tested and on file with the state.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often it's the thermostat calling for heat but the furnace not answering, which usually comes down to power, a safety switch, or ignition. Check that the switch on the furnace itself, the one that looks like a light switch, is on, and check the breaker. If those are fine, a clogged filter can trip a limit switch and shut the whole thing down, so that's worth a look too. Past that, it's likely an ignition or control board problem that needs a contractor to diagnose.
- 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, a flame sensor that needs cleaning, or a safety switch stopping the burners before they start. It can also mean the thermostat fan is set to "on" instead of "auto", which pushes air through the ducts even when the furnace isn't heating. If the fan setting checks out, this needs a contractor to look at the ignition system.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This is almost always the thermocouple, the small sensor that sits in the pilot flame and tells the gas valve it's safe to keep sending gas. When it wears out or sits out of position, the valve shuts the gas off as soon as you let go of the knob. A draft blowing out the pilot is possible too, but if it keeps happening, the thermocouple needs to be replaced. That's a repair for a licensed contractor, since it involves the gas valve.