Furnace Repair in Point Pleasant, NJ
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Ocean County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, and the power doesn't always stay on
Point Pleasant needs a working furnace from October through May, eight months of the year. On winter nights averaging 27°F, the burner is cycling on and off for hours at a stretch, and every start puts wear on the igniter and the flame sensor. Most homes here heat with gas, so when the igniter finally gives out, the furnace won't light at all.
The ten-year record for this area includes 26 winter storms and 278 damaging wind events, and across New Jersey, 11% of households lost power for 24 hours or more in 2024. A furnace needs electricity to run its blower and controls even if the burner is gas, so a storm that knocks out power leaves the house without heat until it's back.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 27°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 78%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 26 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $140 a year off heating for a typical Ocean County home.
Estimates for a typical Ocean County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, New Jersey 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.
New Jersey requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
New Jersey tested this contractor and put their name on record with the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors before they were allowed to take this job. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any one repair, and it holds statewide. No town in New Jersey can add its own license on top of it, so the same state license is what stands behind the work whether the address is in Ocean County or anywhere else.
For a furnace repair, that license is what's accountable for the work done in the home. Most furnaces in Ocean County run on gas, and a gas connection is the part of the job where a mistake matters most. The license covers whether the person doing that work was tested and is on record with the state.
Sources: New Jersey Legislature · New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature, and make sure it has power if it runs on batteries. If the thermostat looks fine, check the furnace switch, the one that looks like a light switch near the unit, and check the breaker. A furnace that still won't respond after that likely has a problem with the ignition system or a safety switch that's holding it off, and that needs a contractor to diagnose.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most of the time this means the blower is running but the burners haven't lit. Check your air filter first. A filter clogged with dust can choke off airflow and cause the furnace to shut the burners down while the fan keeps pushing air through the ducts. If the filter looks fine, the igniter or flame sensor may be failing, and that's a repair for a contractor, not something to test yourself with the panels open.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually points to the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve a flame is present. When it wears out or sits out of position, it reads no flame even when the pilot is lit, and the gas valve shuts off to protect you. A draft blowing out the pilot is possible too, so check for anything blocking the vent nearby. Either way, relighting it yourself only works as a temporary fix. A contractor needs to replace the thermocouple or find why the flame won't hold.