Furnace Repair in Colorado Springs, CO
Furnaces here run from September through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers El Paso County will get in touch.
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Nine months of heat, and nights near 17 above zero
Your furnace works from September through May here, nine months of the year. On winter nights that average 17°F, it runs long and often just to hold the house at temperature. That steady demand wears on the igniter and the burner assembly faster than a milder climate would.
Most homes in the area heat with gas, so when the power drops, the furnace stops even though gas is still flowing. El Paso County has seen 223 winter storms and 324 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages come with both. If your furnace won't restart after the lights flicker back on, that's often the first sign something needs a look.
- 9 months
- September through May, your furnace is on duty
- 17°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 69%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 223 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $100 a year off heating for a typical El Paso County home.
Estimates for a typical El Paso County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Colorado 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.
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to heat and the temperature is set above the room temperature, and check that the batteries aren't dead. If the thermostat looks fine, check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole system. Furnaces also won't fire if the filter is clogged enough to trip a safety switch, so a dirty filter is worth ruling out before calling anyone.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often the blower is running before the burners have caught up, which happens for a short time after the thermostat calls for heat. If cold air keeps blowing well after that, the igniter may be failing to light the burners at all, or the flame sensor is shutting the burners off right after they start. A clogged filter can also starve the burners of air and cause this. Any of these need a contractor to check the burner assembly directly.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit is almost always the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the flame is burning. When it wears out or sits out of position, the gas valve shuts off the pilot supply even though the flame was fine. Wind or a draft in the flue can also blow the pilot out, which matters here given how often winter wind picks up in Colorado Springs. If relighting it keeps failing, the thermocouple needs to be replaced or repositioned by a contractor.