Furnace Repair in Kanab, UT
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Kane County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat puts real wear on a furnace here
Kanab needs heat from October through May, and winter nights average 23°F. That means your furnace is cycling on and off for most of the year, and each start puts a load on the igniter and the burner. Over enough winters, that wear catches up, and the furnace either won't light or won't stay lit.
More than half the homes here heat with electricity, and Utah households saw outages of a day or longer often enough in 2024 that it's worth planning for. Kane County has logged 40 winter storms and 11 damaging wind events over the past ten years. When the power drops on a cold night, a furnace that was already struggling to light may not come back on its own once it's restored.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 40 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Utah requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Utah's Division of Professional Licensing issues that license. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any one job, so it covers this repair the same way it would cover any other work that contractor takes on.
That license is what stands behind a furnace repair in Utah, with one exception. Work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor. A furnace repair can fall on either side of that line. A gas connection put together wrong is the dangerous part of this job, and below that dollar amount, there is no state license attached to who did it.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat, or a safety switch has shut the furnace down. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature. A dirty filter, a tripped limit switch, or a flame sensor that needs cleaning can all stop the furnace before it starts. If the breaker is fine and the thermostat looks right, a contractor can test the switches and sensors to find which one is holding it back.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it isn't warm, the furnace may be running the blower without lighting. That points to an ignition problem, a gas supply issue, or a flame sensor that isn't detecting the flame and shutting the burners off. It can also mean the furnace is in a delay before the burners kick in, so cold air for a few seconds at startup is normal. If it stays cold, a contractor needs to check the igniter and gas valve directly.
- 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 it off as a safety measure. It can also mean a draft is blowing the flame out, or the pilot orifice is partly clogged. Relighting it yourself may work for a night, but if it keeps going out, the thermocouple likely needs to be replaced. With winter lows here averaging 23°F, a furnace that keeps losing its pilot is worth having looked at before the cold sets in for good.