Furnace Repair in Ogden, UT
Furnaces here run from September through June. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Weber County will get in touch.
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Your furnace runs nearly all year here
Weber County homes need heat September through June. Ten months of the year, that is. On winter nights that average 19°F, the burner is lighting and shutting off many times a day, and most homes here heat with gas, so that cycle falls on the igniter every single time.
All that starting and stopping wears on the parts that light the furnace before you notice anything wrong with the parts that move the heat. A worn igniter is often the first to go, and when it does, the furnace won't light at all. This area has also logged 81 damaging wind events over the last ten years, and wind like that can affect a vent or blow out a pilot light, which is another reason a furnace that ran fine yesterday won't start today.
- 10 months
- September through June, your furnace is on duty
- 19°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 83%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 60 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $130 a year off heating for a typical Weber County home.
Estimates for a typical Weber 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.
Utah licenses HVAC contractors through the Division of Professional Licensing. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it is the state's record that this person was tested and is on file. Work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor. Whether that applies to your furnace repair depends on the cost of the job.
A furnace repair means gas is involved, and a bad connection is the dangerous part of the job. Where the job is over $7,000, Utah's license is what stands behind the person doing that work. Most homes in Weber County heat with gas, which is exactly the kind of work this license was built to cover.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- The most common cause is the thermostat not calling for heat, so check that it's set above room temperature and has power first. If that's fine, the furnace may not be getting power at all. Look at the switch on or near the unit that looks like a light switch, and check the breaker. A clogged filter can also cause a furnace to shut itself off as a safety measure, so that's worth a look before calling anyone out.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Air that never warms up usually means the burners aren't lighting even though the blower is running. A dirty flame sensor is a common cause of this, since it can't detect the flame and shuts the gas back off. It can also mean the igniter has failed, or the gas valve isn't opening. If you feel cold air only for the first minute after the furnace kicks on, that's normal. The blower starts before the air has had time to warm.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit almost always points to the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the flame is present. When it wears out or sits out of position, it reads no flame even when one is there, and the valve shuts the gas off. A draft blowing across the pilot or a dirty pilot opening can cause the same thing. A contractor can test the thermocouple and swap it out if it's worn.