AC Repair in Price, UT
Air conditioners here run from July through July. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Carbon County will get in touch.
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One hot month, and storms that can catch your outdoor unit off guard
Summer afternoons here average 80°F, and July is the one month your air conditioner really has to work. When a part is already worn, that short stretch of heat is when it gives out, usually on the afternoon you need the house cool.
Carbon County has logged five hail events and twelve damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail as large as 1.75 inches. Hail that size can bend the fins on your outdoor unit, and strong wind can knock it out of alignment. Either one shows up later as an air conditioner that runs but can't keep the house as cool as it used to.
- 1 months
- July through July, your air conditioner is on duty
- 80°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 5 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 12 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 Carbon County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Carbon 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 covers the contractor's business, tested and on file with the Division of Professional Licensing, not the specific repair being done. Work under $7,000 doesn't need a licensed contractor in Utah, so a straightforward AC repair can fall outside that requirement depending on the cost of the job.
What doesn't depend on the price is the refrigerant. Any technician opening the refrigerant side of your air conditioner has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, a federal requirement that applies in every state regardless of the job's size or Utah's own licensing threshold.
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, which can cause the coil to freeze and stop cooling the air. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and that requires a technician certified to work on the refrigerant side of the system. A failing compressor will also leave you with air movement but no cooling. Check the filter first, since that is the one thing you can rule out yourself.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most often the condensate drain line is clogged, and water is backing up instead of draining outside. Algae and dust build up inside that line over time and block it. A frozen coil that then thaws can also flood the drain pan faster than it can drain. If the water is showing up near the indoor unit, shut the system off until someone can clear the line or check the coil.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat, since dead batteries or a setting knocked off cool will stop the system before it ever gets a signal. A tripped breaker or a blown fuse at the outdoor unit is the next thing to check. If power is reaching the unit and it still will not start, the capacitor or the contactor may have failed, and a licensed contractor can test those parts and price the repair for your system. Anyone opening the refrigerant side of the system has to hold EPA certification, no matter who does the work.