AC Repair in Heber Springs, AR
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Cleburne County will get in touch.
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Five months of heat, and storms in between
Your air conditioner in Heber Springs works hard from May through September, and on the afternoons that hit 89°F it runs long stretches just to hold the house steady. That kind of runtime wears on the compressor and the fan motor, the parts that carry the load hour after hour. When one of them starts to give out, you notice the air isn't as cold as it should be, or the unit runs and runs without catching up.
Cleburne County has also seen its share of hail and wind, 11 hail events and 24 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.75 inches. That kind of weather can bend the fins on your outdoor unit or damage the fan and coil, so if your AC struggled or quit after a storm, that is often where to look.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 11 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 24 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $40 a year off cooling for a typical Cleburne County home.
Estimates for a typical Cleburne County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Arkansas 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.
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Arkansas licenses HVAC contractors, and that license belongs to the contractor, not to any one job. It applies the same way across the state, and cities and counties here cannot require a separate HVAC license on top of it.
For a repair on your air conditioner, that state license is what stands behind the person working on your system. If the job involves opening the refrigerant side, the technician also needs EPA Section 608 certification, a federal requirement in every state and separate from the Arkansas license.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common reason is a dirty air filter cutting off airflow across the coil. When that happens the coil can ice up and the air coming through the vents turns weak and warm. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and that needs a licensed contractor to find and fix. If the filter looks clean and the outside unit is running, the problem is likely inside the system and worth having checked before the next hot stretch.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your unit usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. Algae and dirt build up in that line over a cooling season and back the water up until it overflows the drain pan. A dirty air filter can also cause this by freezing the coil, which then drips as it thaws. Either way the water needs to be dealt with quickly since it can damage flooring or the unit itself.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it has power, is set to cool, and the temperature is actually below room temperature. If the thermostat looks fine, check your breaker panel for a tripped breaker, since AC units draw enough power that a breaker trip is common. If the breaker keeps tripping when you reset it, stop and call a licensed contractor, since that points to an electrical problem inside the unit.