AC Repair in Moab, UT
Air conditioners here run from June through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Grand County will get in touch.
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Three months of hard running, in real heat
Your air conditioner in Moab only has June through August to do its job, and it runs those months against afternoons that average 89°F. That kind of load, packed into a short stretch, pushes the compressor hard every day instead of spreading the work out over a longer season.
Grand County also sees real storms. Ten years of records show 11 hail events and 55 damaging wind events, with hail up to 1.5 inches. Hail dents the condenser fins outside and bends them shut, and wind can knock debris into the unit or rattle loose the electrical connections. If your air conditioner is blowing warm air or tripping off during a storm season afternoon, it is often one of these two things at work, sometimes both at once.
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 11 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 55 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 Grand County home.
Estimates for a typical Grand 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 license is held by the contractor, not issued job by job. It covers the person or company doing the work rather than this specific repair. Utah sets one exception. Work under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor, and an air conditioner repair can fall on either side of that line depending on what the job costs.
Whoever opens the refrigerant side of your air conditioner has to hold EPA Section 608 certification. That rule applies whether or not the contractor is licensed. It is a federal rule and it holds in every state, tied to the person handling the refrigerant rather than to the job's price.
Sources: Utah State Legislature · Utah Department of Commerce
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is low refrigerant, usually from a leak somewhere in the coil or line set. A dirty air filter or a coil caked with dust can also block enough airflow that the air coming out feels warm. If the outdoor unit is not running at all while the indoor fan blows, the compressor itself may have failed. Refrigerant work legally requires a technician with EPA Section 608 certification, so this is not a homeowner fix.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this is a clogged condensate drain line, which backs up and sends water somewhere it should not go. It can also mean the condensate pan has rusted through, or the evaporator coil has frozen and is now thawing and overflowing as it melts. A dirty filter can cause that freezing by starving the coil of airflow. Clearing the drain line is straightforward, but a cracked pan or a coil that keeps freezing needs a closer look.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat batteries and the breaker for the outdoor unit, since both are common and easy to check. If those are fine, the capacitor that starts the compressor may have failed, or a safety switch has shut the system down to protect it. With summer afternoons here running around 89°F, a system that will not start can turn into an urgent problem fast, so it is worth having someone look at it the same day if you can.