AC Repair in Logan, UT
Air conditioners here run from July through July. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Cache County will get in touch.
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One month of real heat, and hail on top of it
Logan only asks for cooling one month a year, but summer afternoons average 78°F and the system has to answer every one of those days. A unit that sits idle most of the year and then runs hard in July can turn up a weak capacitor or a low charge fast, because that stretch is the only real test it gets.
Cache County has logged 46 damaging wind events and 9 hail events over the past ten years, with hail up to 1.25 inches. That size hail dents fins and can bend the condenser coil housing, and the fins that get crushed close off the airflow the outdoor unit needs to release heat. After a storm like that, an AC that used to keep up may start running long and cooling less.
- 1 months
- July through July, your air conditioner is on duty
- 78°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 9 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 46 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 Cache County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Cache 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.
Utah's Division of Professional Licensing issues that license, and it covers the contractor, not each individual job. The person or company doing your repair carries a license the state issued, not a separate approval for this particular visit. Utah does carve out an exception for smaller jobs. Work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor.
A repair on your air conditioner can land on either side of that line. Whatever the state license covers, anyone who opens the refrigerant side of your air conditioner needs EPA Section 608 certification. That is a federal requirement, and it applies no matter what state you live in.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is low refrigerant from a leak somewhere in the line. It can also mean the outdoor coil is caked with dirt and can't shed heat, or the filter is so clogged that barely any air moves across the indoor coil. A contractor needs EPA 608 certification to open the refrigerant side, so if the charge is low, that part of the job has to go through a licensed technician.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time the drain line is clogged and condensation is backing up instead of draining outside. It can also mean the drain pan has rusted through, or the coil has frozen and is now melting and overflowing the pan as it thaws. A dirty filter is a common starting point, since it restricts airflow enough to freeze the coil.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check the thermostat first. Dead batteries or a setting bumped too high will stop the system before it ever gets a call for cooling. If the thermostat looks right, the next places to check are the breaker and any reset button on the outdoor unit or the indoor air handler.