AC Repair in Kanab, UT
Air conditioners here run from June through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Kane County will get in touch.
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Three hard months a year in Kanab heat
Your air conditioner in Kanab only gets three months to prove itself, June through August, and it has to work hard those months. Summer afternoons average 88°F, so the compressor runs long hours to keep the house down. That kind of steady load wears on the run capacitor and the contactor, the parts that keep the compressor cycling on command.
Kane County has also seen its share of hail and wind, nine hail events and eleven damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hailstones up to 1.75 inches. That kind of weather can bend the thin fins on your outdoor coil or knock the unit around enough to loosen a wire or a fitting. You notice it as weaker airflow, a system that runs but does not cool like it used to, or a unit that trips off and will not restart.
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 9 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 11 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $30 a year off cooling for a typical Kane County home.
Estimates for a typical Kane County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Utah 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.
Utah requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Division of Professional Licensing tests and records the contractor before they get that license. It stays tied to the contractor, not to any single job. Work under $7,000 falls outside that requirement, so a small repair can legally be done without a licensed contractor.
Whether that line applies to your repair depends on what the work ends up costing. What applies regardless is federal. Anyone who opens the refrigerant side of your air conditioner has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, no matter the size of the job or who is doing it. Refrigerant is handled under pressure, and a bad connection is where things go wrong.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is a dirty air filter cutting off airflow across the coil. When that happens the coil can ice up and the air coming out feels warm or weak. Low refrigerant from a leak will also do this, but only a licensed technician can check refrigerant, since opening that side of the system takes EPA certification. Check the filter first, then have a contractor look at the coil and refrigerant level if the filter isn't the problem.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your AC usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. Your system pulls a lot of moisture out of the air on a hot afternoon, and that water has to drain out through a small line that can clog with algae or dirt over time. When it clogs, the water backs up and drips or pools near the indoor unit. A frozen coil from low airflow or low refrigerant can also cause dripping once it thaws, so if clearing the drain doesn't stop it, have a contractor check the coil.
- 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 has power, and check the breaker for both the indoor and outdoor unit since a tripped breaker on either side will keep it from starting. If those are fine, the problem is likely in the unit itself, like a failed capacitor or a bad contactor, and that calls for a contractor to diagnose.