HVAC Repair in Pahrump, 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 Nye County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, out here in Pahrump
Your system barely gets a break. Heat runs from October through May, cooling from June through August, which leaves almost no month where something isn't running.
Winter nights average 23°F, so the furnace cycles on and off for hours to hold the house steady, and each start wears on the igniter and the burner. Summer afternoons average 88°F, and the air conditioner runs long stretches against that heat, which wears on the compressor. Most homes here heat with electricity, so when the power drops, the heat drops with it, and in Nevada 13% of households went at least a full day without power in 2024. A furnace that won't restart on its own after an outage, or a house that won't hold its temperature through a cold night or a hot afternoon, is what that wear looks like from inside.
- 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 issues the license and keeps the record. It tested the contractor before handing it out, and it holds that license to the business, not to any single job. If a contractor is licensed in Nevada, that license stands behind every repair they take on, not just the one at your house.
For a repair to your heating and cooling system, that license is what you're relying on. It's the state's word that the contractor was tested and is on record, whether the job is a blower motor, a compressor, or a gas line.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often it comes down to the thermostat, a tripped breaker, or the igniter. Check the thermostat first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped to "cool" will stop heat with nothing wrong in the furnace. If the breaker for the furnace has tripped, that points to an electrical problem worth having looked at rather than just reset. Winter nights here drop to 23°F on average, so a furnace that will not light needs attention the same day, not put off until it warms up.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If the blower is running but the air is not cold, the most common causes are a dirty filter, a frozen coil, or low refrigerant. A clogged filter starves the system of airflow, and over time that can freeze the coil, which then blocks cooling even after the ice melts. Refrigerant only drops through a leak, it does not get used up, so a system low on it needs a contractor to find where it is escaping. With summer afternoons here reaching 88°F, a system that runs constantly without cooling the house is worth having checked before the heat builds up indoors.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat, the breaker, and the filter. Make sure the thermostat is set to the right mode and has working batteries, and check the breaker panel for anything tripped. Pull the filter and hold it up to a light. If it is dark enough that light barely comes through, replace it, since restricted airflow alone can cause both heating and cooling problems. If none of that resolves it, a licensed contractor will need to diagnose the system directly.