HVAC Repair in Los Lunas, NM
Homes here need heat from October through April and cooling from June through September. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Valencia County will get in touch.
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Los Lunas runs its system almost year round
Your furnace works October through April here, and your air conditioner takes over June through September. That leaves only a few weeks in spring and fall when the system gets a break. Winter nights averaging 23°F mean long burner cycles, and each one puts wear on the igniter and the ignition control. When the igniter finally goes, the furnace won't light at all and the house starts losing heat fast.
Summer afternoons near 91°F push the air conditioner just as hard, running long cycles to keep up. Most homes here heat with gas, so when the power drops the furnace stops even if the gas is still on. Valencia County has seen 59 winter storms and 107 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages come with both. If your power is out more than a few hours, check that the system restarts on its own once it's back.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 23°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $90 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Valencia County home.
Estimates for a typical Valencia 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.
Replacement makes sense when the furnace's heat exchanger is cracked, the air conditioner's compressor has failed, or repairs keep coming.
New Mexico requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industries Division tests and licenses HVAC contractors before they can legally take on work like this in Valencia County. That license covers the contractor, not the individual job, so it does not need to be reissued or renewed for this particular repair.
For a heating and cooling repair, that license is what stands behind the person working on your system. A gas connection that is not sealed or vented right is the dangerous part of a heating repair, and the license held by the contractor doing the work is what the state ties to that work.
Source: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often the thermostat, the igniter, or the pilot has failed and the furnace never fires. Check the thermostat first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped to cool will stop the whole system with no other sign of a problem. If the thermostat looks right, listen for the furnace trying to start. A few clicks followed by silence usually points to the igniter or the flame sensor, and that is a repair for a licensed contractor. With winter nights here averaging 23°F, a furnace that will not hold heat needs attention the same day.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Air is moving but the house stays warm, which usually means the problem is with the refrigerant side, not the fan. Start with the filter. A clogged filter chokes airflow across the coil and can make the whole system struggle to cool. If the filter is clean and the air coming from the vents is not cold, the system likely has low refrigerant or a failing compressor, and that calls for a contractor with gauges to check the charge. Running it for days in that state on a 91°F afternoon can push the compressor toward a harder failure.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat, the filter, and the breaker before you call anyone. Make sure the thermostat is set to heat or cool as you expect and has fresh batteries if it uses them. Pull the filter and hold it up to a light. If you cannot see through it, replace it. Then check the breaker panel for the furnace or the outdoor unit, since a tripped breaker will stop the system cold with no other warning. If those check out and the system still is not working, the problem is inside the equipment and needs a licensed contractor to diagnose.