Furnace Repair in Lovelock, NV
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Pershing County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, on nights near 23 degrees
Lovelock needs a working furnace from October through May. That is 8 months of the year, and on winter nights that average 23°F, the furnace is not just holding a house warm, it is fighting a big gap between inside and outside air for most of the day and night.
Pershing County has also seen its share of hard weather, 10 winter storms and 53 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind that strong can push cold air into a house through any gap it finds, and that means more run time and more starts for the burner. Storms like these also knock out power, and in Nevada, 13% of households lost power for 24 hours or more in 2024. When the power comes back, most furnaces restart on their own, but if a storm left something else damaged, that is when a homeowner finds out.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 10 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. That license is tied to the person or company doing the work, so it stays with them from one furnace repair to the next rather than getting issued fresh each time.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. Gas connections are the part that makes this job dangerous if it is done wrong, and in Nevada 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 it's the thermostat, the power supply, or a safety switch that's stopped the furnace from starting. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has fresh batteries if it uses them. Check the furnace switch, which looks like a light switch near the unit, and the breaker at your panel. If those are fine, a safety switch inside the furnace may have tripped, and that calls for a licensed contractor to find out why.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- A furnace blows cold air for a few minutes when it first starts, while the burners heat up and warm air begins moving through the ducts. If the air stays cold, the burners may not be igniting even though the blower is running. That points to a problem with the ignition system or gas supply, and it needs a licensed contractor to check. With nights averaging 23°F here, this isn't something to leave for long.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is burning, has worn out or is out of position. It can also mean a draft is blowing the flame out, or the pilot orifice is partly clogged. Relighting it yourself may work for a night, but if it keeps going out, a licensed contractor needs to look at the thermocouple and the gas valve. With heat needed here from October through May, this isn't one to keep patching.