HVAC Repair in Moriarty, NM
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 Torrance County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work, most of it in the cold
Moriarty needs heat October through May and cooling in June through August. That is eleven months a year your system is running, and only three of them are the easy ones.
Winter nights here average 21°F. That kind of cold means long burner cycles, night after night, and every start puts a little more wear on the igniter. Summer afternoons climb to 86°F, and the compressor answers by running long stretches to keep up. This area has also logged 69 winter storms and 220 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and 13% of New Mexico households lost power for at least a day in 2024. A furnace or air conditioner that sits idle during an outage has to start clean when the power comes back, and that is when a weak part usually shows itself.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 21°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 86°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 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.
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 across the state, Torrance County included. The state keeps that record on the contractor, not on each job, so the same license covers the work whether it is a furnace repair or an air conditioner repair anywhere in the county.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. The contractor was tested by the state before being licensed, and the state keeps that record on file.
Source: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
- Why is my heat not working?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it is set to heat, the temperature is set above room temperature, and it has power. If the thermostat looks fine, check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker, since a furnace that lost power partway through a cycle can look dead for no clear reason. Gas furnaces will also shut down and stay off if the pilot light or igniter fails, or if the flame sensor is dirty. With lows around 21°F through the winter here, a furnace that will not start needs a contractor to look at it the same day.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- A system that runs but does not cool is usually short on airflow or short on refrigerant. Check the filter first. A clogged filter chokes off airflow across the indoor coil, and the coil can ice over as a result, which makes cooling worse the longer it runs. Also check that nothing is blocking the outdoor unit, like grass clippings or debris packed against the coil fins. If the filter is clean and the outdoor unit is clear and the house still is not cooling, the refrigerant charge is likely low, and that needs a licensed contractor to check and correct.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat settings, the batteries in it if it uses them, and the breaker for the system. Check the air filter and replace it if it is dirty, since a clogged filter causes both heating and cooling problems. For a furnace, check whether the switch on or near the unit is on, and whether the flame is lit if it has a standing pilot. If everything checks out and the system still is not working, a licensed New Mexico HVAC contractor can diagnose what a homeowner cannot from the outside.