AC Repair in Roosevelt, UT
If your air conditioner quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Duchesne County will get in touch.
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Roosevelt doesn't ask much of an air conditioner
Summer afternoons here average just 76°F, so the compressor isn't running long or working hard most days. That said, this area sees real storms. Ten years of records show 9 hail events, one as large as 1.75 inches, plus 25 damaging wind events.
Hail that size can dent a condenser's fins or bend the cabinet around it, and wind carries branches and debris that do the same. When the outdoor unit gets hit, airflow through the fins suffers and the system has to work harder to cool the house, even on a mild day. If your air conditioner is running longer than it used to or not keeping up at all, it's worth having the outdoor unit checked for storm damage.
- 76°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 9 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 25 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 Duchesne County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Duchesne 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 issues that license, and it covers the contractor, not each job. Utah carves out an exception for small work. A repair under $7,000 does not need a licensed contractor.
A license repair on an air conditioner past that dollar amount is covered by the state's rule, and the contractor's license is the thing accountable for it. Below that amount, the license is not what stands behind the work. What still applies no matter the price is federal. Anyone opening the refrigerant side of your air conditioner has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, in Utah or any other state.
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 coil or line set. A dirty air filter or a frozen evaporator coil can also cut off the flow of cold air even when the system is running. Only a technician with EPA 608 certification can legally check refrigerant and open that side of the system, so that part of the diagnosis has to go through a contractor.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Usually the drain line is clogged and condensation is backing up instead of draining outside. It can also mean the evaporator coil has frozen and is now melting, or the drain pan has rusted through. A contractor can tell which one it is by looking at where the water is actually coming from.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat and the breaker, since a dead battery or a tripped breaker is an easy fix and rules out anything bigger. If those check out, the problem is likely electrical, in the capacitor, the contactor, or the wiring to the outdoor unit. Roosevelt sees damaging wind and hail most years, and either one can knock out power to the outdoor unit or damage it directly, so a recent storm is worth ruling out too.