Furnace Repair in Crescent Valley, NV
Furnaces here run from September through June. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Eureka County will get in touch.
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Ten months of heat a year wears a furnace down fast
In Crescent Valley, your furnace runs September through June, ten months a year. On winter nights averaging 18°F, it cycles on and off again and again to keep the house warm. Each start puts wear on the igniter and the burner, and ten months of that wear adds up.
The county has also logged 101 winter storms and 97 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind like that can snuff a pilot light or block a vent, and a storm knocking out power will shut a furnace down until it's restored. If your furnace has gone quiet on a cold night, a storm may be part of why.
- 10 months
- September through June, your furnace is on duty
- 18°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 101 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Nevada requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Nevada State Contractors Board tests and licenses the contractor, not the individual job. So the license on file covers the person or company doing the work, and it stays tied to them across every furnace they touch, not just this one.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. Gas connections are the part that matters most, since a loose fitting or bad joint is what turns a repair into a hazard, and the contractor doing that work is the one the state has tested and put on record.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat the way it should, or power isn't reaching the furnace. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has fresh batteries if it takes them. Check the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch, near the unit, and the breaker for it too. If those are fine and the furnace still won't start, the igniter or a safety switch inside the unit may be the problem, and that's a job for a licensed contractor to open up and test.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's not warm, the furnace may be running the blower without the burners lighting. That points to an ignition problem or a flame sensor that's shut the burners off as a safety measure. It can also mean the thermostat fan setting is stuck on, which pushes air through even when the furnace isn't heating. With nights here averaging 18°F through the winter, cold air blowing instead of warm needs a look soon, since a furnace that won't stay lit will only get less reliable.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot that won't stay lit usually means the thermocouple has worn out and is telling the gas valve to shut off even though the flame is there. It can also mean a draft in the area is blowing the flame out, or the pilot orifice is partly clogged. This is a repair a licensed contractor should handle, since it involves the gas valve.