Furnace Repair in Paragould, AR
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Greene County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and the cold nights that push it hard
Your furnace works from October through April here, close to seven months a year. Winter nights average 31°F from December through February, so the burner is cycling on and off most nights of the week for a good part of the year. Each cycle puts a little more wear on the igniter and the parts that start the burner.
Most homes in Greene County heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, the furnace stops with it. Arkansas saw storms strong enough to knock out power to nearly a quarter of households for at least a day in 2024, and this area has logged 12 winter storms and 42 damaging wind events over the past ten years. When the power comes back, some furnaces need a reset or a service call before they will run again.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 31°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
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is issued to the contractor, not to each job they do, so it does not need to be renewed or reissued for your furnace repair specifically. It tells you the state has tested this contractor and keeps a record of them. Because Arkansas holds this licensing at the state level, cities and counties in Greene County cannot layer on their own separate HVAC license requirement.
For a furnace repair, that state license is what stands behind the person working on your gas line and burner assembly. A bad gas connection is the real danger in this kind of repair, and the license is what ties that work back to someone the state has vetted and can hold accountable.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- 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 working 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 flame sensor may have failed, and that's a job for a licensed contractor to test.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's not warm, the furnace may be running on fan only. Check that the thermostat is set to heat, not just fan. If it's already set right, the burners may not be lighting, which can come from a dirty flame sensor or a failed igniter. A furnace that never gets a flame going will just push room-temperature air through the ducts, and that needs a contractor to look at the ignition system directly.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit is almost always a thermocouple problem. The thermocouple sits in the pilot flame and tells the gas valve it's safe to stay open. Once it wears out or sits slightly out of position, the valve shuts the gas off as soon as you let go of the knob. It's a low cost part but it has to be replaced and positioned correctly, so have a licensed contractor handle it rather than relighting it over and over.