Furnace Repair in Shawnee, OK
Furnaces here run from November through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Pottawatomie County will get in touch.
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Six months of heat, and the power doesn't always stay on
Shawnee needs a working furnace from November through April. That is six months of the year when a broken furnace is not a small problem. Winter nights average 30°F from December through February, so the burner is cycling on and off most of the night to hold the house steady, and every cycle puts wear on the igniter and the flame sensor.
Pottawatomie County has also logged 6 winter storms and 57 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and statewide, a quarter of households went at least 24 hours without it in 2024. A furnace with a standing pilot will relight on its own once the power is back, but most modern furnaces need the switch flipped or the thermostat reset before they will fire again.
- 6 months
- November through April, your furnace is on duty
- 30°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 6 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Oklahoma requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industries Board tests contractors before they get that license and keeps a record of who holds one. It's tied to the contractor, not to any one job, so the same license that qualifies them to repair a furnace in Pottawatomie County covers their other HVAC work too.
For a furnace repair, that state license is what stands behind the person working on your gas connections. A loose or incorrect connection is the dangerous part of this job, and the license is the state's record that this contractor was tested on that kind of work before being allowed to do it.
Source: Oklahoma State Legislature
- 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 batteries aren't dead. If the filter is clogged or a door panel is loose, the furnace may sense the problem and refuse to start rather than run unsafely. A tripped breaker or a switch left off near the unit will do the same thing. If those check out and it still won't start, a contractor can find out which safety is stopping it and why.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- The furnace is likely running the blower without the burners lit. That happens when the igniter has failed, the flame sensor can't detect a flame, or gas isn't reaching the burners. It can also mean the thermostat fan is set to run continuously, which pushes air through the vents between heating cycles and feels cold. With nights averaging 30°F here through the winter, a furnace that's only moving air and not heating it needs a look before the cold settles in for good.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay on is usually a sign the thermocouple isn't sensing the flame, so the gas valve shuts back off. A draft near the pilot or a buildup of soot on the thermocouple can cause the same thing. This is different from newer furnaces with electronic ignition, which have no standing pilot at all. Either way, it's a gas control issue that needs a contractor licensed through Oklahoma's Construction Industries Board to open the furnace and fix it safely.