What should I do if I smell gas in Oklahoma City?

Leave the house first. Don't switch lights or anything else on or off. From outside, call 911 and Oklahoma Natural Gas at 800-458-4251.

Why won't my furnace turn on the first cold night?

The most common causes are a thermostat set wrong or with dead batteries, a furnace switch or breaker turned off, a front panel not seated, or a clogged filter.

No heat in Oklahoma City? Check these first.

Most first-cold-night furnace calls come down to a few things you can check in ten minutes. If none of them fixes it, tell me the job and one local heating pro who serves Oklahoma City calls you back, usually the same day. Free for you.

Seven checks before you pay for a visit

Thermostat: Set it to Heat, a few degrees above room temperature. If the screen is blank, replace the batteries. Give it five minutes: many furnaces wait a minute or two before the burners light.
Power: Check the breaker for the furnace, and the switch on or near the furnace (it looks like a light switch). Someone may have flipped it off over the summer.
Furnace door: The front panel has a safety switch. If the panel isn't seated all the way, the furnace won't start.
Filter: A clogged filter can make the furnace overheat and shut itself off. If you can't see light through it, swap it and try again.
Burning smell on the first run: A short dusty smell the first time the heat runs each fall is common: dust burning off the burners. If it lasts more than an hour, or smells electrical, turn the system off and call.
Outside pipes (high-efficiency furnaces): If two white plastic pipes run from the furnace to an outside wall or the roof, make sure snow, ice, leaves or a nest isn't blocking them. A blocked pipe shuts the furnace down.
Heat pump: In cold weather a heat pump runs defrost now and then: the outdoor fan stops and you may see steam. That's normal. A thick block of ice that doesn't clear, or air from the vents that stays cool, isn't.

Space heater while you wait: plug it straight into the wall, not an extension cord, and keep it three feet from anything that burns.

Still cold? Get one callback, not five.

Ask the pro when they call

Are you licensed and insured?
Is there a trip or diagnostic fee, and does it go toward the repair?
Will I get the price before you start?
Is the part under the manufacturer warranty, and what warranty comes with the work?

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