Is your gas furnace not working? While the outside world may be a winter wonderland, nobody wants his or her house to be that cold in the winter. Unfortunately, if your gas furnace is not working, your house could be as cold as the outdoors.

Why is the gas furnace not working?

One of the reasons that your gas furnace may not be working could be that the thermostat is set too low or not calling for heat. Check and make sure that it’s in “heat mode” or set it higher. If that isn’t working, then you might have to check the circuit breaker, the fuse, and the pilot light.

If the circuit breaker is tripped or blown, you will have to reset the breaker. However, if the fuse is blown then you will need to replace the blown fuse.

If the pilot light is out, then you will have to relight it. However, if the light isn’t out but the pilot light isn’t working then it may be the thermocouple that’s the problem. You will have to replace it if that is the case.

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