AC Repair in Evanston, WY
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Evanston does not ask much of an air conditioner
Summer afternoons here average 76°F, which is mild as far as cooling loads go. An air conditioner in Evanston is not fighting the kind of heat that pushes a system hard day after day.
What it does face is weather. Uinta County has logged 50 damaging wind events and 2 hail storms over the past ten years, one with hail an inch across. Wind can bend the thin fins on the outdoor unit's coil or rock the unit on its pad, and hail that size can dent a cabinet or knock a fin panel out of shape. If your air conditioner is blowing weak or the outdoor unit sounds different than it used to, storm damage to the coil or fins is worth ruling out.
- 76°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 2 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 50 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would save little on running costs in Uinta County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Uinta County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Wyoming fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when a part like a capacitor or contactor has failed.
Replacement makes sense when the compressor has failed or the system uses R-22 refrigerant, which is no longer made.
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most of the time it is low refrigerant from a leak, a frozen evaporator coil, or a dirty air filter choking off airflow. A coil freezes when something is blocking normal airflow across it, and once it iced over the air coming out turns warm even though the system is running. Check the filter first since that is the one thing you can rule out yourself. If it is clean and the air is still warm, the coil or the refrigerant charge needs a contractor to look at it.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- The condensate drain line is probably clogged. Algae and dirt build up inside that line over time, and once it is blocked the water backs up and finds its way out somewhere you will notice. A frozen coil that then thaws and drips faster than the drain pan can handle will do the same thing. Either way, it is worth having a contractor clear the line before the backup reaches drywall or flooring.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat and the breaker before assuming the worst. Check that the thermostat is set to cool and below the room temperature, then check the breaker for the outdoor unit hasn't tripped. With 50 damaging wind events recorded here over the past ten years, a tripped breaker after a storm is common enough to check first. If the breaker holds and the thermostat is set right but nothing happens, the capacitor or the contactor inside the unit has likely failed, and that calls for a contractor.