AC Repair in Pueblo, CO
Air conditioners here run from June through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Pueblo County will get in touch.
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Three months of hard running, then hail
Pueblo County only asks for three months of cooling, June through August, but summer afternoons average 88°F. Your air conditioner sits unused the rest of the year, then has to run hard as soon as June arrives. That first stretch of real heat is when a weak capacitor or a tired contactor shows itself, because the unit is being asked for full output with no gentle start to it.
The county has also logged 157 hail events and 209 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 3 inches recorded. Your outdoor unit sits outside through all of it. Hail bends the thin aluminum fins on the condenser coil, and wind can drive debris into the cabinet or rock the unit on its pad. You notice it as weaker cooling, a unit that runs longer than it used to, or ice forming on the line where there shouldn't be any.
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 157 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 209 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 Pueblo County home.
Estimates for a typical Pueblo 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?
- The most common cause is a dirty air filter choking off airflow across the coil. When that happens the coil can ice up, and once it does, the air coming through the vents turns warm even though the system is running. Low refrigerant from a leak causes the same symptom. If the filter looks clean, a contractor will need to check refrigerant levels and the coil itself.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Usually the drain line is clogged. Your AC pulls moisture out of the air and that water is supposed to run out through a drain line to the outside. Algae and dirt build up in that line over time and block it, so the water backs up and drips inside the house instead. A frozen coil that later thaws can also leave water where it shouldn't be, and that points to an airflow or refrigerant problem rather than the drain.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat and the breaker before assuming the worst. Check that the thermostat is set to cool and the temperature is actually below room temperature, then check the breaker for the outdoor unit and the one for the indoor air handler or furnace. With 209 damaging wind events recorded here over the past ten years, a tripped breaker or blown fuse from a power surge is a real possibility. If both are fine and it still won't start, a capacitor or contactor failure inside the outdoor unit is a common next cause, and that needs a contractor to check.