Furnace Repair in Hawthorne, NV
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Mineral County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, on nights near 22 degrees
Hawthorne needs a working furnace from October through May. That is eight months a year the burner has to fire every time the house calls for heat, night after night, with winter lows averaging 22°F. A furnace that runs this much of the year gets little rest, and every part that lights it, cycles it, and moves the air wears against that schedule.
Nearly half the homes here heat with propane, and propane furnaces depend on a clean burner and a working igniter to get that flame started reliably in cold air. Mineral County has also logged 17 winter storms and 61 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and statewide, 13% of households lost power for a day or more in 2024. When the power drops on a cold night, the furnace stops with it, and it needs to come back on the moment the power does.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 22°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 17 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 contractors before they can hold this license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license that qualifies someone to work on a furnace in Mineral County qualifies them for the next furnace job too.
For a furnace repair, the license is what stands behind the work. Furnace repair means gas connections, and a bad connection is the dangerous part of the job. The license is the state's record that the contractor doing that work has been tested and is accountable for it.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. If it's set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature but nothing happens, the problem is likely the furnace itself. Check the breaker and the furnace switch, which looks like a regular light switch near the unit. Many furnaces also have a filter that's clogged enough to trip a safety switch, shutting the whole system down. If the switch, breaker, and filter all check out, the igniter or a flame sensor may have failed, and that calls for a contractor to test it.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's not warm, the furnace may be stuck on fan-only mode, or the burners aren't lighting even though the blower runs. Check that the thermostat is set to heat, not just fan. If it is, and cold air keeps coming, the igniter or gas valve likely isn't working, which means the burners never light while the blower keeps pushing air through the vents. That's not something to troubleshoot further on your own since it involves gas components. A furnace that short cycles on cold air during a 22°F night can drop a house's temperature fast, so it's worth getting looked at soon.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot that won't stay lit is usually the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the flame is burning. When it wears out or sits out of position, it shuts the gas off even though the pilot lit fine a moment before. Wind or a draft in the flue can also blow the pilot out, though that tends to happen right when you light it rather than after. Either way, this isn't a part to swap yourself since it sits right at the gas line. A contractor can confirm which one it is and replace it.