Furnace Repair in Fort Lupton

Fort Lupton's population almost doubled during the 1970s, from 2,489 to 4,251. Most homes from that period have replaced the original furnace at least once, and the current one may now be 20 years old or more. Common failures include hot-surface ignitors, inducer motors, pressure switches, flame sensors and blower motor capacitors.

The ductwork in these homes usually dates to the original build. Undersized returns, disconnected joints in crawlspaces and dampers that were closed and forgotten show up as cold rooms, high temperature rise and furnaces that cycle on the high limit.

Fort Lupton added roughly 600 housing units between 2000 and 2020, and most of those homes have condensing furnaces with PVC venting. These units are efficient, but they rely on a working condensate system. A clogged trap, a drain line that freezes or a sagging vent pipe holding water will shut the furnace down, often on the coldest night.

Side-wall vents can also be blocked by drifted snow or landscaping. If your newer furnace stops with a pressure switch error, check that the outside pipes are clear before you call.

A few things are worth checking first: make sure the thermostat is set to heat and has fresh batteries, the furnace switch (it looks like a light switch) is on, the breaker hasn't tripped, the filter isn't clogged and, on a newer furnace, the outside PVC pipes are clear of snow. If the furnace has a small window on the control board, note how many times the status light blinks; that code tells us where to start.

If you smell gas, leave the house and call your gas utility from outside before calling us.

We start with the thermostat, power and filter, then run the furnace through a full cycle, testing each safety in sequence. We measure gas pressure, temperature rise and static pressure and perform a combustion and carbon monoxide test. Trucks are stocked with parts for Trane, Lennox, Carrier, Goodman, Bryant, Rheem and other common brands.

Pricing is flat-rate and approved before work begins. There are no overtime fees for evenings or weekends, and the diagnostic is free when you approve the repair.

One bad component, on its own, rarely justifies a new furnace. When a 20-year-old furnace has a cracked heat exchanger, poor combustion numbers or several major failures at once, replacement is usually the better value. We'll give you prices for both.

The City of Fort Lupton Building Department issues replacement permits, and SAFEbuilt performs the plan review and inspections. Contractors file through the city's CommunityCore portal, and we handle that paperwork when we do the replacement.