HVAC Repair in Lovelock, 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 Pershing County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year in Lovelock
Your furnace runs from October through May here, and your AC picks up June through August. Eleven months of the year one system or the other is running, and the parts that light the burner or start the compressor rarely get a real rest.
Winter nights average 23°F, cold enough that the furnace cycles on and off many times a night just to hold the house steady. Each start puts load on the igniter, and a weak one will eventually fail to light, leaving the house cold until it's replaced. Summer afternoons average 88°F, which keeps the compressor running long hours on end. Pershing County has also seen 53 damaging wind events and 10 winter storms over the past ten years, and outdoor units and power lines take the brunt of both. Most systems come back on their own once power returns, but in Nevada 13% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024, long enough for a house to lose its heat on a cold night.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 88°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 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 it stands behind everything they do, not just the repair at your house.
For a heating and cooling repair, that license is what you're relying on. It means the person working on your system was tested and is on record with the state, not just someone who showed up with a van and a toolbox.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to heat and the temperature is set above room temperature, since a setting bumped by accident is the simplest explanation. If that's not it, check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the furnace without any other sign. A furnace that won't light at all often points to the igniter or the flame sensor, and a furnace that runs but blows cool air can mean a clogged filter is starving it of airflow. At 23°F on a winter night here, don't wait long to get this looked at.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the filter first. A filter clogged with dust blocks airflow across the coil, and when air can't move past it, the coil can ice over and stop cooling the air at all. Next check the outdoor unit, since a condenser coil packed with leaves or grass clippings can't release the heat the system is pulling out of your house. If both of those look clear and the air still isn't cold, the system is likely low on refrigerant, and that's a leak a contractor needs to find and fix, not something to top off on your own.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it uses them, and the breaker for the system. Check the filter next and replace it if it's gray with dust, since a blocked filter causes problems that look like bigger failures. Look at the outdoor unit if you have one and clear away anything piled against it. If the system still isn't working after that, a contractor will need to diagnose it, and in Nevada that contractor has to hold a state license to do the work.