Furnace Repair in Dyer, NV
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Esmeralda County will get in touch.
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Eight months of work, in Dyer's cold
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months out of the year. On nights that average 24°F, it cycles on and off for hours at a stretch to hold the house at temperature. Each start puts a load on the igniter and the parts that get the burner lit, and that wear catches up over a winter this long.
Dyer also sees its share of winter storms and wind, and Nevada households lose power often enough that a furnace can sit cold for a day or more when the grid goes down. When the power comes back, most furnaces restart on their own. If yours does not, or if it is short-cycling or not lighting, that is the kind of failure worth having looked at before the next cold night.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 24°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 8 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 issues the license and keeps the record of who holds one. It tests the contractor before handing it over, and the license belongs to that contractor, not to any single job. When you hire someone to work on your furnace, you're hiring against that record.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. Furnace repair means gas connections, and a bad connection is the dangerous part of the job. In Nevada, the licensed contractor is accountable for getting that right, backed by the board that tested them in the first place.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature, and check if the display is blank, which means dead batteries. If the thermostat looks fine, check the furnace switch, the one that looks like a light switch near the unit, and make sure it hasn't been bumped off. A tripped breaker will also stop the furnace cold, so check your panel. If power looks fine everywhere and it still won't start, the igniter or a safety switch inside the unit may have failed, and that's a job for a licensed contractor to diagnose.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often this means the blower is running but the burners haven't lit. A dirty flame sensor is a common cause of that, since it shuts off gas flow when it can't detect a flame. It can also mean the furnace is in the middle of its startup cycle, when the blower runs briefly before the burners ignite. If cold air keeps blowing well past that point, or never stops, a contractor will need to check the ignition system. On nights near 24°F, that's not something to leave alone for long.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually points to the thermocouple, the small part that senses the pilot flame and keeps gas flowing to it. When it wears out or sits out of position, it reads the flame as out and shuts the gas valve even though the pilot is lit. A draft blowing across the pilot can also blow it out, so check that the area around the furnace isn't exposed to airflow from a vent or door. If you've relit it and it goes out again, the thermocouple likely needs to be adjusted or replaced by a licensed contractor.