Furnace Repair in New Town, ND
Furnaces here run from September through June. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Mountrail County will get in touch.
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Ten months of heat puts real hours on your furnace
In New Town your furnace runs from September through June, ten months of the year. Winter nights average 4 below zero, so the burner is lighting and shutting off many times a day to keep up. Every one of those starts wears on the igniter and the other parts that get the burner lit, and in weather this cold a furnace that won't light does not take long to notice.
Winters here bring hard weather with them. Mountrail County has seen 21 winter storms and 59 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and across North Dakota 7% of households lost power for a full day or more in 2024. When the power drops in that kind of cold, the furnace stops with it, and the house cools fast.
- 10 months
- September through June, your furnace is on duty
- 4°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 21 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
North Dakota requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
North Dakota's license is held by the contractor, not issued job by job. It follows the business rather than the specific furnace repair on your invoice, and it means the state has tested and keeps a record of who is licensed to do this work.
There is one carve-out worth knowing. Work under $4,000 does not need a licensed contractor in North Dakota. Whether that applies to your repair depends on the job itself. A gas connection is still the part that matters most on a furnace, since a bad one is what makes it dangerous rather than just broken.
Sources: North Dakota Legislative Branch · North Dakota Secretary of State
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it is set to heat and set above room temperature, and check that it has power if it runs on batteries. If the thermostat looks fine, check the furnace switch, usually a light switch near the unit, and the breaker for the furnace. A furnace that still won't start after that likely has a problem with the igniter, the flame sensor, or the control board, and that calls for a contractor to look at it.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Air that stays cold for more than a few minutes usually means the furnace isn't actually firing, even though the blower is running. That points to the igniter, the flame sensor, or the gas valve. Check your air filter too. A filter clogged with dust can choke airflow and cause other problems, though it won't make the air cold by itself. If the burners aren't lighting, a contractor needs to find out why.
- 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 and isn't holding the gas valve open once you let go of the button. A draft blowing across the pilot can also blow it out, so check that the area around it isn't exposed to a vent or a gap letting in outside air. If you have already tried relighting it and it goes out again, the thermocouple needs to be replaced, and that's a job for a licensed contractor. A furnace with a standing pilot doesn't need power to run once it's lit, so this problem is not related to your electricity.