AC Repair in Wheatland, WY
Air conditioners here run from July through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Platte County will get in touch.
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Two months of work, and hail before it even starts
Your air conditioner only runs July and August here, with afternoons averaging 84°F. That is a short season, but the unit sits outside all year first, through whatever the weather brings.
Platte County has logged 161 hail events and 563 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hailstones as large as 4.25 inches. Hail that size can dent or puncture the thin aluminum fins on your outdoor coil, and wind can bend the fan blade or knock the unit off level. Damage like that shows up as weak airflow and a system that struggles to cool once you finally need it.
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 84°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 161 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 563 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 Platte County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Platte 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?
- The most common reason is a dirty air filter choking off airflow across the coil, which can cause the coil to ice up and stop cooling. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and it will not fix itself by adding refrigerant alone since the leak has to be found and sealed. If the outdoor unit is running but the air inside is warm, a contractor can check the coil, the refrigerant charge, and airflow to find which one it is.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your AC usually means the condensate drain line is clogged and backing up instead of draining outside. It can also mean the coil has frozen and is now melting, often because of a dirty filter or low airflow. Either way, the unit should be shut off until a contractor checks it, since a frozen coil running longer can damage the compressor.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check your thermostat first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped off cool will stop the system before it starts. If the thermostat looks fine, a tripped breaker or a blown fuse at the outdoor unit is the next likely cause. With 563 damaging wind events recorded here over the past ten years, storm-related power surges are a real reason systems trip and need a reset or a contractor to check the electrical components.