Furnace Repair in Pahrump, NV
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Nye County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat puts a lot of hours on your furnace
Pahrump needs a working furnace from October through May. That's eight months of nights averaging down to 23°F, and the burner is cycling on and off for most of that time. Every start puts load on the igniter and the parts that get the flame going, and that's usually where a furnace fails first, with the house not heating up despite the furnace running.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so the furnace depends on the power staying on. Nye County sees its share of winter storms and wind, and when the power drops out even briefly, an electric furnace stops until it comes back. If your furnace won't start after an outage, that's often the reason.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 51 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.
That license covers the contractor, not the job itself, so the same license that lets someone install a furnace also covers repairing one. There is no separate credential to look for on a repair call. The Nevada State Contractors Board is who issues it and keeps the record of who holds it.
For a furnace repair, that contractor license is what stands behind the work. The dangerous part of the job is the gas connection, and in Nevada it is the licensed contractor who is accountable for it.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often it's the thermostat, a tripped breaker, or the switch on the furnace itself or nearby wall got bumped off. Check the thermostat is set to heat and above room temperature, then check the breaker. If those look fine, the igniter or a safety switch inside the furnace may be the problem, and that calls for a contractor to open it up and test it. With nights averaging 23°F here through the winter, it's worth getting a furnace that won't start looked at quickly rather than waiting.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- A furnace blowing cold air usually hasn't ignited at all, it's just running the fan. Check that the pilot or igniter is actually lighting the burners when the thermostat calls for heat. If the burners aren't lighting, the igniter, the flame sensor, or the gas valve could be at fault, and a contractor will need to test each one to find which. Cold air can also mean the furnace is in its startup cycle before the burners kick in, so give it a minute before assuming something's wrong.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This is almost always the thermocouple, the small sensor that sits in the pilot flame and tells the gas valve it's safe to keep the gas flowing. When it wears out or sits out of position, the valve shuts the gas off as soon as you let go of the pilot button. A draft blowing out the flame is possible too, but if it happens over and over, replace the thermocouple rather than keep relighting it. A furnace with a standing pilot doesn't need power to run, so this isn't tied to any outage, it's a part that's failing.