Furnace Repair in Clovis, NM
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Curry County will get in touch.
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Seven months of cold nights wear your furnace down
Clovis needs heat from October through April. That is seven months of the burner cycling on and off to hold the house against winter nights that average 25°F. Every cycle puts a load on the igniter and the parts that get the burner going, and over enough winters those are the parts that fail.
More than half the homes here heat with electricity, and the region's power does not always hold through a storm. Curry County has seen 8 winter storms and 101 damaging wind events over the last ten years, and statewide, 13% of households went at least a day without power in 2024. When the power drops, an electric furnace stops with it, and most start back up on their own once power returns. If yours does not, that is worth a look.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 25°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 8 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
New Mexico requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industries Division tested this contractor before handing out that license, and the license stays tied to them, not to any one job or address. That covers who is allowed to do the work in Curry County and everywhere else in New Mexico.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work, because it belongs to the contractor and follows them from job to job. A gas connection is the part that has to be right, and the state's licensing is what puts a name and a record behind whoever makes that connection.
Source: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't sending a signal the furnace can act on. Check that it's set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature, and that the batteries aren't dead. If the thermostat looks fine, the trouble could be a tripped breaker, a blown fuse on the control board, or a safety switch holding the furnace off because it sensed something wrong. A furnace won't force itself past a safety switch, so if resetting the breaker doesn't help, a contractor needs to find out which switch is open and why.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's not warm, the burners likely aren't lighting even though the blower is running. That points to an ignition problem, a closed gas valve, or a flame sensor that's shut the gas off after detecting no flame. It can also mean the furnace is in the middle of its normal startup, when the blower runs a few seconds before the burners fire. If cold air keeps coming for more than a minute or two, the ignition system needs a look.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually means the thermocouple isn't sensing enough heat from the pilot flame to keep the gas valve open. It can also mean the pilot orifice is dirty, or a draft in the area is blowing the flame out. Relighting it yourself is fine to try, but if it goes out again within a few minutes, the thermocouple likely needs to be replaced or adjusted by a contractor. Newer furnaces don't use a standing pilot at all, so this only applies to older units.