AC Repair in Jonesboro, AR
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Craighead County will get in touch.
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Five months of Jonesboro heat wears on your AC
From May through September your air conditioner runs almost every day, working against afternoons that average 89°F. That kind of steady demand puts real hours on the compressor and the fan motor, and those hours add up faster here than in places with a shorter cooling season.
Craighead County has also logged 91 damaging wind events and 60 hail events over the past ten years, with hail up to 4 inches. Wind can knock the outdoor unit's cabinet out of true or drive debris into the coil fins, and hail that size can dent the fins or bend the fan housing. When that happens, you tend to notice it as weak airflow, a unit that runs longer than it used to, or a new rattle when it kicks on.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 60 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 91 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $50 a year off cooling for a typical Craighead County home.
Estimates for a typical Craighead 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 the contractor, not each job, so the license on file covers the company doing the work, not this specific repair. Counties and cities in Craighead County cannot require their own HVAC license on top of that, so the same state license is what applies here, not a local one.
For a repair like this, the license is what stands behind the contractor taking the job. If the repair means opening the refrigerant lines, the technician doing that part also needs EPA Section 608 certification, a federal requirement that applies in every state and covers refrigerant handling specifically, separate from the state license.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is a dirty air filter choking off airflow across the coil, which can make the coil freeze and stop cooling altogether. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and it will not fix itself by adding more, the leak has to be found and sealed. If the outdoor unit is running but the air inside stays warm, a contractor needs to check the charge and the coil before anything else.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this is the condensate drain line clogged with algae or dirt, so the water backs up and finds another way out. It can also mean the coil has frozen and is now thawing and dripping. Either way, shut the system off so the leak does not damage the floor or ceiling below it, and have the drain line and coil checked.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat batteries and the breaker before assuming the worst. If those are fine, a tripped safety switch, a failed capacitor, or a blown fuse can all keep the system from starting even though nothing looks obviously broken. In Jonesboro, where summer afternoons run near 89°F, a system that will not start needs attention fast, so it is worth having a licensed contractor look at it the same day if you can.