AC Repair in Cañon City, CO
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Cañon City doesn't ask much of your AC, until a storm does
Summer afternoons here average 80°F, mild enough that most systems barely have to work for it. The wear on your air conditioner isn't coming from long hours of heat. It's coming from the weather that moves through.
Fremont County has logged 165 damaging wind events and 28 hail storms over the past ten years, with hailstones up to 2 inches recorded. That kind of hail bends the thin aluminum fins on your outdoor unit's coil, and wind-driven debris can do the same or worse to the fan blades and cabinet. You may not notice right away. It shows up later as a system that runs but cools less, or a unit that hums and won't start.
- 80°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 28 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 165 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 Fremont County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Fremont County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Colorado 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.
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most of the time this means the refrigerant is low or the airflow is blocked. Check the filter first, since a clogged one starves the system and can ice up the coil. If the filter is clean and you still get warm air, the coil could already be frozen or the refrigerant charge could be low, and neither of those is something to fix yourself. A contractor can check the charge and look for a leak, since low refrigerant almost always means one.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- This usually comes from the condensate drain line, which carries water off the indoor coil and can clog with algae or dirt over time. When it clogs, the water backs up and drips out somewhere it shouldn't. A frozen coil that's now thawing will also leave water behind, so check whether the system has been running weak or blowing warm air lately. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find what's causing the coil to freeze.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat, since dead batteries or a setting bumped off cool will stop the system cold. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker, since a tripped one will cut power to the whole unit. Cañon City sees a fair number of damaging wind events each year, and storms like that can knock power out or trip a breaker even when nothing looks wrong outside. If the breaker is fine and the thermostat is calling for cooling, a contractor will need to check the unit itself.