Furnace Repair in Moriarty, NM
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Torrance County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat wears on a furnace
Moriarty needs its furnace from October through May. On winter nights averaging 21°F, the burner is lighting and shutting off over and over to hold the house at temperature. Each cycle puts a load on the igniter and the parts that start the burner, and over enough cold nights those are the parts that give out first. That's when you notice a furnace that struggles to start or won't fire at all on the coldest nights.
Torrance County has also logged 69 winter storms and 220 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind and storms bring power blips, and in New Mexico 13% of households went at least a day without power in 2024. A furnace won't run without power to the blower and controls, so an outage on a cold night can mean no heat until service is back, even if the furnace itself is fine.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 21°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 69 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $70 a year off heating for a typical Torrance County home.
Estimates for a typical Torrance County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, New Mexico fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when one part has failed and the heat exchanger is sound.
Replacement makes sense when the heat exchanger is cracked or the furnace keeps needing parts.
New Mexico requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industries Division tests contractors before it licenses them, and the license belongs to the person or company, not to any one job. That's the record a homeowner in Torrance County can check before letting someone touch a gas furnace.
Because the license covers the contractor rather than the job, the state isn't signing off on this particular repair, it already vetted who's doing it. Gas furnace work still comes down to a sound connection at the line and the burner assembly, and that's what a licensed contractor is trained and accountable to get right. In Torrance County, where 41.5% of homes heat with gas, that connection is the part worth getting right the first time.
Source: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat the way it should, or power isn't reaching the furnace. Check that the thermostat is set below room temperature and has working batteries if it uses them. A tripped breaker or a switch near the furnace that got bumped off will also stop it cold. If those check out, the igniter or a safety switch inside the unit may be at fault, and that's a job for a licensed contractor to diagnose.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it isn't warm, the burners likely aren't lighting even though the blower is running. A dirty flame sensor is a common cause, since it tells the furnace to shut off the gas if it can't confirm a flame. It could also mean the pilot has gone out or the igniter has failed. With winter lows here averaging 21°F, a furnace stuck blowing cold air needs attention fast, so have a licensed contractor take a look.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually points to the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve a flame is present. When it wears out or sits out of position, the valve shuts the gas off even though the pilot lit for a moment. A draft near the pilot or a partly closed gas valve can also cause it to keep going out. This isn't something to keep relighting on your own, since it involves the gas line. A licensed HVAC contractor can find out which part is failing and fix it.