Furnace Repair in Harrison, AR
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Boone County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and the power that runs it
Your furnace works October through April here, seven months of the year. Winter nights average 28°F through the coldest stretch of the year, so the burner is cycling on and off most nights to keep the house warm. Close to half the homes in Boone County heat with electricity, which means the furnace depends on power staying on to run at all.
That matters here. Nearly a quarter of Arkansas households lost power for 24 hours or more in 2024, and the area has seen 4 winter storms and 37 damaging wind events over the past ten years. When the power drops in the middle of a cold snap, a furnace that was running fine goes quiet, and it needs to come back on the moment power does.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 28°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 4 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Arkansas issues one license per contractor, not one per job. It covers the company doing the work, and it stays in place across every furnace repair they take on, rather than being checked or renewed job by job. Counties and cities in Arkansas cannot layer their own HVAC license on top of the state's, so the same license applies whether the contractor works in Boone County or anywhere else in the state.
For a furnace repair, that state license is what stands behind the contractor doing the work. There is no separate county license in Boone County to look for alongside it.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- The most common cause is a thermostat set wrong, a tripped breaker, or a furnace switch that got bumped off. Check the thermostat is set to heat and above room temperature, then check the breaker panel and the power switch on the furnace itself, which looks like a light switch near the unit. If those are fine, the igniter or a safety switch inside the furnace may have failed, and that calls for a licensed contractor to check. With winter lows here averaging 28°F, it's worth checking this the same day rather than waiting.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If the fan runs but the air feels cold, the furnace may be blowing before the burners have fully heated up, which is normal for a short stretch after it starts. If cold air keeps coming the whole time it runs, the igniter may have failed to light the burners, or the gas valve isn't opening. A dirty filter can also cause the burners to shut off early while the fan keeps running. A licensed contractor can check the igniter, the flame sensor, and the gas valve to find which one it is.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple has worn out and is no longer sensing the pilot flame correctly, so it shuts the gas off. It can also happen if the pilot orifice is dirty or if a draft is blowing the flame out. Relighting it yourself may work for a night, but if it keeps going out, the thermocouple needs to be tested or replaced. Since Arkansas requires an HVAC license for this kind of gas work, have a licensed contractor handle it rather than repeatedly relighting it.