Furnace Repair in Rogers, AR
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Benton County will get in touch.
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Seven months of work, plenty of chances to fail
Your furnace runs from October through April here, seven months of the year. On nights that average 28°F through the coldest stretch of winter, it cycles on and off for hours to hold the house steady, and every one of those starts puts load on the igniter and the flame sensor.
Benton County has also seen 14 winter storms and 152 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and the outages that come with them can leave a furnace unable to start even if nothing inside it is broken. Most furnaces restart on their own once power returns. If yours does not, or it starts and will not stay lit, that points to a part that has finally given out after another season of work.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 28°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 14 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 the license at the state level, and the contractor holds it, not the job. That means the same license covers a furnace repair as covers a full installation. Counties and cities in Benton County cannot add their own HVAC license on top of it, so the state's is the only one that applies here.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on the gas connections and the flue. A bad connection is the part of this job that can actually hurt someone, and the license is the record that the contractor has been tested on that kind of work, not just hired to do it.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature, and check the batteries if it uses them. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker for the furnace and the switch that looks like a light switch near the unit, sometimes it gets bumped off. A furnace that still won't start after that likely has a problem an HVAC contractor needs to look at, like a bad igniter or a safety switch that's tripped.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often the blower is running before the burners have caught up, which is normal for a short stretch after startup. If cold air keeps coming, check the air filter first. A clogged filter can choke off airflow and cause other problems. If the filter is clean and you're still getting cold air, the igniter, the flame sensor, or the gas valve could be the issue, and those need a contractor to diagnose.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple has worn out and needs replacing. The thermocouple is the small part that senses the pilot flame and keeps gas flowing to it. When it fails, the safety system shuts off gas to the pilot even when the flame is fine, so the light goes out again and again. A draft blowing out the pilot or a dirty pilot opening can also cause this, but a contractor licensed in Arkansas should check it since it involves gas.