Spokane Valley
Furnace repair in Spokane Valley, Washington
Spokane Valley is its own city, with its own permit center and a patchwork of electric utilities. That matters more than you might think when the heat goes out.
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Spokane Valley at a glance
Checked on the city's own pages.
- Natural gas
- Avista supplies all natural gas in Spokane Valley.
- Electricity
- Depends on the parcel. The city lists Vera, Modern, Inland and Avista.
- Find yours
- Enter the address in the city's Spokane Valley Viewer map.
- Permits
- Mechanical permits for new, altered and replaced appliances, applied for online.
Why your electric provider matters
In most of Spokane, one utility handles both gas and electricity. In Spokane Valley the gas is always Avista, but the power could come from one of several providers depending on the street. The city notes that service areas can change and points you to its Viewer map to look up an address.
Knowing which one serves you saves time in two situations. If the furnace stopped during a power outage, the outage call goes to your electric provider, not the gas company. And if you are pricing central AC or a ducted heat pump, the electric rate you pay is part of the comparison.
Source: City of Spokane Valley, utilities and new resident services.
Permits for furnace and AC work
The City of Spokane Valley issues its own mechanical permits. Its permit page lists new, altered and replaced mechanical appliances, and applications go through the city's online permit portal. A furnace or AC swap falls under that heading.
Ask the contractor who applies for the permit and how the final inspection is arranged. A permit on file also helps when you sell the house.
Source: City of Spokane Valley, mechanical and plumbing permits.
Gas smell or outage in the Valley
Because Avista is the only gas supplier here, the gas emergency steps are the same across the city: leave, avoid sparks, then call 911 and Avista at (800) 227-9187 from a safe distance. For a power outage, call the electric provider shown for your address.
Source: Avista natural gas safety.
Where these facts come from
Cold house in Spokane? Talk to a contractor now.
Dial the number and explain what the heat or cooling is doing. The person who picks up runs an independent HVAC business working in Spokane and the towns nearby.