AC Repair in Newcastle, WY
Air conditioners here run from July through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Weston County will get in touch.
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Two months of hard running, and hail in between
Your air conditioner in Weston County only has to work July and August, but it works hard those two months. Afternoons averaging 83°F push the compressor to run long cycles, and a unit that sits idle most of the year doesn't get much chance to show a problem before you need it every day.
The bigger issue here is what sits outside through the rest of the year. Weston County has logged 110 hail events and 102 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.75 inches. That kind of hail bends the thin aluminum fins on your outdoor coil, and bent fins block airflow across it. When summer comes and you switch the system on, a coil that can't breathe right shows up as an air conditioner that runs constantly but never quite cools the house.
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 83°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 110 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 102 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 Weston County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Weston 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 this means the coil is frozen or the refrigerant charge is low. A dirty filter can starve the coil of airflow until ice builds up on it, so check that first since it's the easiest thing to rule out. If the filter is clean and the air still isn't cold, the system likely needs a contractor to check the refrigerant level, since a low charge points to a leak somewhere in the line.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Your AC makes water as it cools the air, and that water is supposed to drain out through a condensate line. When that line clogs with algae or dirt, the water backs up and drips inside your house instead of outside. A frozen coil that's thawing will also drip a lot more than usual, so if the air was blowing weak or warm before you noticed the leak, that's likely the cause.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to cool and the temperature is below the room's current reading, and swap the batteries if the screen looks dim or blank. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker box, since a tripped breaker will keep the whole system dead. When you've checked both and it still won't start, the problem is inside the unit and needs a contractor to look at it.