Furnace Repair in Branson, MO
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Taney County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and winters that push the grid
Your furnace works from October through April here, seven months of the year. Winter nights average 27°F from December through February, so the burner is cycling on and off most nights to keep up, and every cycle wears on the parts that start it.
Most homes in Taney County heat with electricity, and the power here does not always hold through a storm. The area has seen 10 winter storms and 136 damaging wind events over the last ten years, and in 2024, 19% of Missouri households went at least 24 hours without power. When the power drops and comes back, a furnace that was already struggling to light can fail to start at all, and that is when a lot of people first notice the igniter or the control board is bad.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 27°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 10 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- The most common cause is a thermostat setting or a tripped breaker, so check both before anything else. If the thermostat is set right and the breaker is fine, a blown fuse on the control board or a tripped safety switch may be stopping it from starting. Furnaces have several safety switches that shut the whole system down if something isn't right, like a door not latched or airflow that's blocked. A contractor can check which safety tripped and why, since that tells you what actually needs fixing.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most of the time this means the blower is running but the burners haven't lit, so air is moving through the ducts without being heated first. That can happen if the igniter failed, the flame sensor is dirty, or the gas valve isn't opening. It can also mean the thermostat fan is set to "on" instead of "auto", which keeps air moving between heating cycles. If the air stays cold and doesn't warm up at all, the furnace needs a contractor to find out why it isn't lighting.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit is usually a sign the thermocouple has worn out or isn't sitting in the flame right. The thermocouple's job is to sense the pilot flame and keep the gas valve open. If it doesn't sense heat, it shuts the gas off as a safety measure. A draft blowing across the pilot or a dirty pilot orifice can cause the same problem. Since this involves the gas line and a safety component, a contractor should be the one to relight it and check the thermocouple.