HVAC Repair in Taos, NM
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Ten months of heat, almost none of it easy
Your furnace in Taos County runs September through June. Ten months of the year, it is the only thing standing between your house and a winter night that averages 14°F. That kind of cold means long burner cycles, a lot of them, night after night. Every cycle puts wear on the igniter and the flame sensor. When one of those finally gives out, you find out on the coldest night you've had in weeks.
Summer asks almost nothing of your system here. Afternoons average 76°F, so cooling is rarely what sends people looking for a repair. The bigger risk is what moves through the county each year. The area has seen 129 winter storms and 44 damaging wind events over the past decade. Wind and ice take down power lines, and in New Mexico, 13% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. A furnace with a standing pilot will keep running through an outage like that. One with electronic ignition needs the power back before it will light again.
- 10 months
- September through June, your system heats
- 14°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 76°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
A new furnace and air conditioner would cut about $100 a year off heating and cooling for a typical Taos County home.
Estimates for a typical Taos 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 contractors before it licenses them, then keeps that license on record with the state. That covers the contractor, not the specific repair job on your system.
For a repair like this, the license is what stands behind the work. Whoever is licensed to do it has already been tested by the state and can be checked against that state record if something goes wrong.
Source: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most often the igniter has failed or the flame sensor is dirty and shutting the burner down as a safety measure. A thermostat set wrong or batteries dying can also stop the furnace from firing at all. With winter nights here averaging 14°F, a furnace that will not start is not something to leave overnight. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and above room temperature, then check the breaker before calling for repair.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- If air is moving but it is not cold, the most common cause is a dirty filter choking airflow across the coil, or the coil itself iced over from restricted airflow. Low refrigerant from a leak is another cause, and that one needs a licensed contractor to find and fix. Check the filter first since that is the one thing you can rule out yourself.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Check the thermostat first, that it is set to the right mode and the temperature is actually calling for heat or cooling. Check the filter next and replace it if it is visibly dirty, since a clogged filter can cause problems that look like bigger failures. Check the breaker box for a tripped breaker, especially after a storm, since outages are not rare here. If those are all fine, the problem is inside the system and a licensed contractor will need to diagnose it.