Furnace Repair in Heber, UT
Furnaces here run from September through June. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Wasatch County will get in touch.
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Ten months of heat a year wears a furnace down
In Heber, furnace season runs from September through June. That leaves only two months when the furnace sits idle. The rest of the year it is cycling on and off to keep up with nights that average 14°F from December through February.
All that cycling puts the load on the parts that start the burner. The igniter heats up and cools down every time the thermostat calls for heat, and each cycle wears it down a little more. When it finally gives out, the burner won't light at all, and you will notice the air coming from the vents has gone cold.
- 10 months
- September through June, your furnace is on duty
- 14°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 79%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 104 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $150 a year off heating for a typical Wasatch County home.
Estimates for a typical Wasatch County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Utah 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.
Utah requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Division of Professional Licensing tests contractors before issuing this license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. That is what backs a repair like this one, not a form on file or a business name registered somewhere. In Utah, work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor, so a small furnace repair can fall under that line. A repair beyond it does not.
Most homes in Wasatch County heat with gas, and a furnace repair means someone working on a gas connection. That is the part of the job where a bad seal or a loose fitting turns dangerous, and it is exactly what the state license is meant to stand behind. Where the job falls under the $7,000 threshold, that license requirement does not apply, and nothing else in the state's rule fills that gap.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat the way it should, or power isn't reaching the furnace. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has fresh batteries if it uses them. Next check the furnace switch, the one that looks like a light switch near the unit, and the breaker at your panel. If those are fine, the igniter or the flame sensor may have failed, and a contractor will need to test those parts directly.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's not warm, the furnace may be running on the fan only, so check that the thermostat is set to heat and not just fan. If the setting is right, the burners may not be lighting even though the blower still runs, which points to the igniter, the flame sensor, or the gas valve. A furnace can also blow cool air for the first minute or so as it starts up before the heat exchanger warms, so give it a few minutes before deciding something's wrong.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple isn't sensing the flame, so the gas valve shuts back off to protect the house. A weak pilot flame, a draft near the pilot, or a thermocouple that's worn out can all cause this. If it happens more than once, don't keep relighting it. Have a contractor check the thermocouple and the pilot assembly directly.