Furnace Repair in Roswell, NM
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Chaves County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, on nights that drop to 27
Roswell homes run the furnace from October through April. On winter nights averaging 27°F, the burner is cycling on and off for hours at a stretch, and every one of those starts puts wear on the igniter and the parts that control the flame. That is usually where trouble shows up first, as a furnace that won't light or shuts off partway through a cycle.
More than half the households in New Mexico heat with electricity, and the state saw 13% of households lose power for 24 hours or more in 2024. Chaves County has also logged 11 winter storms and 108 damaging wind events over the past ten years. A furnace that depends on electricity to run its blower and controls goes down with the power, and comes back needing to relight and reset once it's restored.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 27°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 11 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.
That license is what the Construction Industries Division puts behind a contractor after testing them, not after checking each furnace they touch. It stays tied to the contractor across every job they take, in Chaves County or anywhere else in the state.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your gas connections and burner assembly. A bad connection there is the dangerous part of the job, and in New Mexico the license itself is the record that this contractor was tested to do that work.
Source: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't calling for heat, or the furnace isn't getting power. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature. A tripped breaker, a switch on the furnace itself left off, or a full condensate line on newer high-efficiency furnaces can all stop it cold. If the filter is packed with dust, some furnaces will shut down rather than force air through it. When these check out fine and it still won't start, a contractor will need to look at the control board or the ignition system.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- The blower may be running before the burners have caught, which feels cold for a few seconds but is normal. If cold air keeps coming, the igniter or flame sensor may be failing, so the burners never light and the fan runs on its own. A dirty flame sensor is common and can be cleaned. If the air is only lukewarm rather than truly cold, the heat exchanger or gas valve may not be working right, and that's not something to keep running until a contractor checks it.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually points to the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is burning. When it wears out or sits out of position, the valve shuts the gas off as a safety measure and the pilot goes out. A draft blowing across the pilot or a dirty pilot orifice can cause the same thing. Since this involves gas, it's worth having a licensed contractor diagnose which one it is rather than relighting it over and over.