AC Repair in Rogers, AR
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Benton County will get in touch.
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Five months of Rogers summer heat, plus the storms that come with it
From May through September your air conditioner is working most days, and on a typical summer afternoon here it is running against 88 degrees. That kind of stretch adds up on the outdoor unit, the compressor and the fan that keeps it cool. When one of those starts to fail, you notice the air coming from your vents isn't as cold as it should be, or the unit runs and runs without catching up.
Benton County has also seen 133 hail events and 152 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Hail up to 4 inches can bend the fins on your outdoor coil or damage the fan, and high wind can knock debris into the unit or shift it off level. If your AC has been through a storm and started acting up afterward, that is often why.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 133 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 152 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 Benton County home.
Estimates for a typical Benton 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.
The license is held by the contractor, not issued job by job, and it covers this repair the same as any other. Cities and counties in Arkansas cannot layer on their own HVAC license, so the state's is the one that applies no matter where in Benton County the work happens.
Because this job means opening the refrigerant side of the air conditioner, the technician also needs to hold EPA Section 608 certification, the federal rule that applies to that work in every state. In Arkansas that certification sits alongside the state license rather than standing in for it.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is low refrigerant from a leak, a dirty air filter choking off airflow, or a failing compressor. A dirty filter is worth checking first since you can see it yourself and swap it out. If the filter is clean and air still isn't cold, the system needs a contractor to check refrigerant levels and the compressor, since running it low on refrigerant can damage the compressor further.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most water leaks come from a clogged condensate drain line, which backs up and overflows instead of draining outside. A dirty air filter can also cause this by freezing the evaporator coil, which then drips as it thaws. Turn the system off if you see water pooling, since running it longer can damage the coil or nearby flooring, and have a contractor clear the line or diagnose the cause.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat batteries and the breaker for the outdoor unit, since both are easy to check and cause this often. If the breaker keeps tripping, don't keep resetting it, since that points to an electrical problem that needs a licensed contractor to find. Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, so ask for that before letting anyone work on the system.