Furnace Repair in Skiatook, OK
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Osage County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and nights near freezing
Skiatook homes run the furnace from October through April. That is most of the year for a machine that only rests in summer. Winter nights average 27°F from December through February, so the burner is cycling on and off most of the night to hold the house steady. Each start puts a little more wear on the igniter and the parts that get it burning.
Osage County also loses power in storms. A quarter of Oklahoma households went at least a day without power in 2024, and the last ten years brought 12 winter storms and 97 damaging wind events through here. When power drops mid-winter and comes back, a furnace that will not start again is one of the most common calls.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 27°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
A new furnace would cut about $120 a year off heating for a typical Osage County home.
Estimates for a typical Osage County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industries Board tests and licenses HVAC contractors before they can take on work like this. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it travels with them from one repair to the next rather than being issued fresh each time.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your gas connections. A loose or badly sealed connection is the dangerous part of this job, and the state's licensing is what puts a name and a record behind whoever makes that connection safe. In Osage County, where 42% of homes heat with gas, that record is the protection this job depends on.
Source: Oklahoma State Legislature
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most of the time it's the thermostat, a tripped breaker, or the switch on the furnace itself, the one that looks like a light switch near the unit. Check the thermostat is set to heat and above room temperature first. If it's a gas furnace, the igniter or flame sensor can also stop it from starting, and that's a repair for a licensed contractor. With winter nights here averaging 27°F, it's worth having someone look at it the same day rather than waiting.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- A furnace blows cold air for a few seconds when it first starts, before the heat exchanger warms up. That's normal. If it keeps blowing cold, the igniter may have failed, the gas valve may not be opening, or the thermostat fan setting may be stuck on rather than auto. A licensed contractor can tell which one it is once they're at the furnace.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple has worn out. It's the small part that senses the pilot flame and tells the gas valve to stay open. When it fails, the valve shuts the gas off as a safety measure, even though the flame was lit a moment ago. A draft blowing out the pilot, or a dirty pilot orifice, can cause the same thing. A contractor can test the thermocouple and replace it if that's the cause.