HVAC Repair in Hawthorne, NV
Homes here need heat from October through May and cooling from July through August. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Mineral County will get in touch.
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Ten months of run time in Hawthorne
Your furnace carries most of the load here, from October through May. On nights that average 22°F, it cycles on and off for hours to hold the house steady, and every start puts wear on the igniter and the ignitor control. Close to half the homes in the county heat with propane, and a propane furnace depends on that igniter lighting clean every single time. When it starts to go, you will notice the furnace clicking through longer and longer before it catches, or not catching at all.
Summer is short here, just July and August, but afternoons near 86°F still put real load on your air conditioner during those weeks. A system that sits idle most of the year can be slow to respond when it finally has to run hard, and a weak capacitor or a low refrigerant charge shows up fastest under that kind of demand. The county has also logged 17 winter storms and 61 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages follow storms like that. If your propane furnace loses power, it will not relight on its own once the power is back, someone has to restart it.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 2 months
- July through August, it cools
- 22°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 86°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Nevada requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Nevada State Contractors Board issues that license, and a contractor has to qualify and pass the board's review before taking on work. The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job, so it covers this repair the same way it covers every other job they do.
For a repair to a heating and cooling system, that contractor license is what stands behind the person doing the work. Nevada does not license the job itself, it licenses who is allowed to do it.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why is my heat not working?
- The first thing to check is your thermostat, then the power to the furnace. If the thermostat is set to heat and a few degrees above room temperature but nothing kicks on, look at the breaker panel and any switch near the furnace that looks like a light switch. Almost half the homes here heat with propane, so if you're one of them, check the tank level too. A furnace that runs but blows cold air, or won't stay lit, points to something like the igniter or flame sensor, and that's a repair for a licensed contractor, not something to keep testing on your own with nights averaging 22°F here.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air isn't cold, check the air filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil and can cause it to ice up, which makes cooling worse the longer it runs. Also check that nothing is blocking the outdoor unit, like leaves or grass clippings packed against the fins. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear and you're still not getting cold air, the coil could be low on refrigerant or the compressor could be struggling, and that needs a licensed contractor to diagnose.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to the mode you want, the batteries aren't dead, and the temperature setting actually calls for heating or cooling. Next check the breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will stop the whole system cold. Look at the air filter and replace it if it's gray or clogged, since a blocked filter causes problems that look like bigger failures. If you heat with propane, check the tank level. If all of that checks out and the system still isn't doing its job, a licensed contractor can diagnose what's actually wrong. Nevada requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, and that license covers the contractor doing the repair, not the specific job.