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AC Maintenance in Worland, WY

Air conditioners here run from July through August, so June is the time for a tune-up. Tell us about your system, and a licensed contractor who covers Washakie County will get in touch.

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Two months of work, then idle the rest of the year

Your air conditioner in Washakie County only runs in July and August, when afternoons average 82°F. It sits unused the other ten months, and a unit that sat that long does not always start the season the way it ended the last one.

The area has logged 27 damaging wind events and 5 hail storms over the past ten years, with the largest hailstone recorded at 1.5 inches. Wind can rock the outdoor unit on its pad and work electrical connections loose. Hail that size can bend the fins on the outdoor coil, and bent fins block the airflow the system needs to cool the house. A tune-up before summer checks the coil, the connections, and the pad while the unit is still off, so the two months it has to work are not the two months you find out something is wrong.

2 months: July through August, your air conditioner is on duty
82°F: the average summer afternoon it cools against
5 hail events: in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
27 wind events: in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units

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Your air conditioner works hardest from July through August.

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Overhead view of a gray outdoor AC condenser unit on a concrete pad beside a mulched garden bed and a house with vinyl siding.

Book your AC tune-up in June, before homes here start needing cooling in July.

A tune-up checks the refrigerant charge, cleans the coils, tests the capacitor and tightens the electrical connections.

What does AC maintenance include?: A technician checks the refrigerant charge, cleans the condenser coil, and tests the capacitor and contactor. They also check the condensate drain for clogs and inspect the electrical connections for wear. Outside, the coil collects dirt and cut grass over the season, and a dirty coil makes the system work harder to cool the same air. Worland gets 27 damaging wind events and 5 hail events over the last ten years, so a visual check of the outdoor unit's fins and housing for storm damage is worth including here.
How often does an air conditioner need maintenance?: Once a year, before the weather turns warm. Worland only needs cooling in July and August, so a spring check before those two months covers the year. Waiting until the unit is already running in the heat means any problem shows up as no cooling on a hot afternoon instead of getting caught ahead of time.
Is AC maintenance worth it?: Yes, because it catches small problems while they are still small. A weak capacitor or a dirty coil will not stop the system right away, but both make it run longer and harder to hit the same temperature. With summer afternoons here averaging 82°F, a system that is not working at full capacity still has to keep up, and that is when the strain shows.

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