Furnace Repair
The heater quit on the one week a year you need it.
Furnaces here spend most of the year switched off, then get asked to work on the first genuinely cold night. That is when the problems that were sitting there all along show up: a failed igniter, a cracked or dirty flame sensor, a seized blower motor, or a limit switch tripping because the filter has not been changed since summer. We diagnose it, tell you what the fix costs, and get the heat back on. If the furnace is old enough that repair is throwing money at it, we will say that too rather than quietly selling you the repair twice.
Henderson · Las Vegas Valley · NV Lic 0088035
Straight answer
Repair it or replace it?
Start with the age of the system. That settles most cases on its own.
- Under 10 years
Usually repair
A single failed component on a system this young is almost always worth fixing. Capacitors, contactors, and fan motors are routine parts.
- 10 to 15 years
Do the math
This is the grey zone, and it’s where an honest contractor matters most. Use the $5,000 rule below instead of a gut feeling.
- Over 15 years
Usually replace
Especially if it still runs R-22 refrigerant. Production ended in 2020, so recharging a leaking R-22 system is expensive and buys you a season at best.
The $5,000 rule
Age of the unit × the repair quote
Under $5,000
Repair it. A 6 year old system with a $600 quote comes to $3,600.
Over $5,000
Put the money toward a replacement. A 14 year old system with a $900 quote comes to $12,600.
It's a rule of thumb, not a law. A compressor or evaporator coil failure pushes an older system toward replacement no matter the arithmetic. Those are the two most expensive parts in the box. We'll tell you which situation you're actually in.