Furnace Repair in Jeffersonville, IN
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Clark County will get in touch.
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It takes about a minute.
Seven months of work, and a lot of cold nights
Your furnace runs from October through April in Jeffersonville, seven months out of the year. On winter nights that average 26°F, it is not running once and holding steady. It is cycling on and off to keep the house warm, and every start puts wear on the igniter and the parts that get the burner lit.
Clark County has seen 9 winter storms and 79 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and storms like that take down power. In Indiana, 17% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. A furnace needs electricity to run its blower and controls, so when the power goes, the heat goes with it.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 26°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 9 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $90 a year off heating for a typical Clark County home.
Estimates for a typical Clark County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Indiana 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.
In Indiana, HVAC licensing for homes is left to the counties and cities.
Indiana does not license HVAC contractors at the state level. For a furnace repair in Clark County, whatever rule applies comes from the county or city, not from any state record, so there is no statewide standard to point to here.
A furnace repair means working around a gas connection, and that is the dangerous part of the job. Whether anyone checks that connection, and who does, depends on what Clark County has set up on its own, since there is no state license behind this work. About half the homes in Clark County heat with gas, so this is a common repair in the area, but the protection on it comes from local rule rather than a state board.
Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development · State of Indiana
- 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 above room temperature and has fresh batteries if it uses them. Check the furnace switch, which looks like a regular light switch near the unit, and the breaker at your panel. If those are fine, the igniter or a safety switch inside the furnace may be the problem, and that calls for a contractor to check it.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Air can feel cool for the first minute after the furnace kicks on, since it takes a moment to warm up. If it stays cold, the burners may not be lighting even though the blower is running. A clogged filter can also cause this, so check whether yours needs changing. If the filter looks fine and you're still getting cold air after a few minutes, the igniter, the flame sensor, or the gas valve likely needs a contractor's attention.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit usually points to a weak or failing thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the furnace the flame is really there. Drafts can also blow a pilot out, so check whether the area around the furnace has an open vent or a door that lets in cold air. If you relight it and it goes out again within a minute, the thermocouple needs to be replaced by a contractor. Newer furnaces don't use a standing pilot at all, so if yours is older, this is a common failure point as the part ages.