HVAC Repair in Fallon, NV
Homes here need heat from October through May and cooling from June through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Churchill County will get in touch.
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Fallon asks a lot of your system, most of the year
Your furnace works from October through May here, and your air conditioner takes over for June through August. That is 11 months where your home depends on one system or the other to be working. Winter nights averaging 22°F mean the burner is cycling on and off for hours at a time, and every start puts wear on the igniter. Summer afternoons near 89°F mean the compressor runs long stretches to keep up, and that heat is hard on capacitors and fan motors.
Churchill County has seen 51 damaging wind events and 10 winter storms over the past ten years, and outages come with that kind of weather. Most furnaces and air conditioners need electricity to run even if they burn gas, so when the power drops, so does your heat or your cooling. If your system does not come back on its own once power is restored, that is usually a sign something needs a look, not just a reset.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 22°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $150 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Churchill County home.
Estimates for a typical Churchill County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Nevada fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when one part has failed.
Replacement makes sense when the furnace's heat exchanger is cracked, the air conditioner's compressor has failed, or repairs keep coming.
Nevada requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Nevada licenses HVAC contractors through the Nevada State Contractors Board. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it covers this repair the same way it covers every other job that contractor takes on.
For a repair like this, that state license is the thing accountable for the work. Whoever comes to work on this heating and cooling system should be able to show that license, because in Nevada it is what stands behind them.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often the igniter has failed or the flame sensor is too dirty to detect a flame, so the furnace shuts itself off before it can heat. A tripped breaker or a thermostat set wrong or out of batteries can cause the same thing, so check those first. With winter nights here averaging 22°F, a furnace that won't stay lit needs a contractor out soon rather than waiting it out.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If air is moving but it isn't cold, check the filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and that coil can ice over, which makes the problem worse the longer the system runs. If the filter looks fine and the air still isn't cold, the system likely needs a contractor to check refrigerant and the coil itself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat is set correctly and has working batteries. Check the breaker for the system hasn't tripped. Check the filter, since a clogged one can cause both weak heat and weak cooling. If those are fine and the problem is still there, it's time to get a licensed contractor to look at it. Nevada requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, and the Nevada State Contractors Board is who issues it.