Furnace Repair in Wasilla, AK
If your furnace quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Matanuska-Susitna Borough will get in touch.
Tell us about the job
It takes about a minute.
Your furnace runs all year here
Wasilla asks for heat every month of the year, not just through the winter. On nights averaging 12°F from December through February, the burner is cycling on and off for hours at a stretch, and most homes here run on gas to do it. Each time it lights, the igniter and the gas valve take a little wear, and after enough winters those are the parts that fail first.
Power matters too. A gas furnace still needs electricity to run its blower and controls. In 2024, 21% of households in Alaska went at least 24 hours without power, and a furnace that loses power mid-cycle does not always start back up on its own once power returns.
- 12°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 71%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals
A new furnace would cut about $200 a year off heating for a typical Matanuska-Susitna Borough home.
Estimates for a typical Matanuska-Susitna Borough home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Alaska 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.
Alaska requires contractors to register with the state.
That registration puts the business on file with the state. It does not mean anyone tested the contractor's gas or furnace work, and Alaska does not run a trade exam behind it. A registered business could be excellent at furnace repair or brand new to it, and the registration alone does not tell you which.
For a gas furnace, the part that matters most is the gas connection, since a bad one is what makes the job dangerous. Registration does not cover that check, and the facts here do not name anything else that does. In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 71.2% of homes heat with gas, which is most of them, and for those homes that gap is the one worth knowing about before the work starts.
Source: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most of the time it's the thermostat, the power supply, or a safety switch that's stopped the furnace from starting. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has working batteries if it uses them. The furnace switch, which looks like a regular light switch near the unit, needs to be on, and the breaker for it needs to be up. If those all check out, a safety switch inside the furnace may have tripped, and that calls for a contractor to find out why.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If the air coming out feels cold but the furnace is running, it's usually still warming up or the thermostat fan is set to run all the time instead of only when heating. A furnace fan set to run continuously will push air that isn't being heated in between heating cycles, and that reads as cold air. If the fan setting is right and you're still getting cold air, the furnace may not be igniting at all, which is a job for a contractor to look into given how cold it gets here.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit usually means the thermocouple has worn out or the pilot tube is dirty or misaligned. The thermocouple is the small sensor that tells the furnace the pilot is burning. Once it wears out, the furnace shuts the gas off even when the pilot is lit, as a safety measure. A draft blowing across the pilot can also blow it out, so check for that first. If it keeps happening, the thermocouple likely needs replacing, and a contractor can confirm that and swap it.