AC Repair in Eagar, AZ
Air conditioners here run from June through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Apache County will get in touch.
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Eagar summers are short but the storms are hard on your AC
Your air conditioner only has to get through June through August here, with afternoons averaging 85°F. That is not the kind of heat that wears a system down on its own.
What wears it down is what comes with those months. Eagar has seen 120 damaging wind events and 7 hail events over the past ten years, including hail up to 1.75 inches. Wind drives debris into the outdoor unit and can bend or loosen the fan. Hail that size dents the thin aluminum fins on the condenser coil, and once those fins are crushed the coil cannot shed heat the way it should. You will notice it as a system that runs but cools less, or one that trips off on hot afternoons when it is working hardest.
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 85°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 7 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 120 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 Apache County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Apache County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Arizona 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.
Arizona requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Registrar of Contractors tests contractors before they can hold this license, and keeps a record of who holds it. The license belongs to the contractor, not to this one repair, so it is the company you are hiring that has been vetted, not just the crew showing up at your door.
Your air conditioner has refrigerant in it, and any repair that opens that side of the system needs a technician with EPA Section 608 certification, the same rule in every state. In Arizona that federal certification sits alongside the state license, so the contractor working on your AC answers to both.
Sources: Arizona State Legislature · Arizona Registrar of Contractors
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most often the filter is clogged and starving the system of airflow, or the refrigerant level has dropped because of a leak. A dirty filter makes the coil work harder until it freezes over, and once that happens you get weak air instead of cold air. Low refrigerant won't fix itself and needs a licensed contractor to find the leak and recharge it properly. Check the filter first since that's the one thing you can rule out yourself.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your unit usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. As the AC runs all summer, algae and dust build up inside that line, and once it's blocked the water backs up and drips out wherever it can, sometimes near the furnace or through the ceiling if the unit is in an attic. A wet or frozen coil can cause the same thing if airflow is restricted. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find what's causing the coil to ice up.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it has power, the batteries are good, and it's set to cool with a temperature below the room's current reading. If the thermostat looks fine, a tripped breaker or a blown fuse at the outdoor unit is the next likely cause, especially after a storm. Eagar has seen its share of damaging wind over the years, and a power surge during one of those events can trip a breaker or damage the unit's control board. If the breaker won't stay reset, that points to an electrical problem a licensed contractor needs to look at.