AC Repair in Clovis, NM
Air conditioners here run from June through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Curry County will get in touch.
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Four months of hard running in Clovis heat
Your air conditioner works June through September here, and on a 90°F afternoon it runs long stretches just to hold the house steady. That kind of steady load wears on the compressor and the run capacitor that keeps it starting right. When the capacitor weakens, the unit hums but the compressor won't kick in, and the air coming through the vents turns warm.
Curry County has logged 99 hail events and 101 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.75 inches. Hail that size can bend the thin aluminum fins on your outdoor coil, and wind that strong can rock the unit on its pad or throw debris into it. Either way you'll notice it as weaker cooling or a system that won't come on at all.
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 90°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 99 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 101 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 Curry County home.
Estimates for a typical Curry County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, New Mexico 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.
New Mexico requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
New Mexico's Construction Industries Division tests contractors before issuing that license. It stays with the contractor, not with any single job, so it is on file no matter how many jobs that contractor takes on in Curry County.
For a repair on an air conditioner, that license is what stands behind the work. If the repair means opening the refrigerant lines, the technician doing that part also needs EPA Section 608 certification. That certification is federal and applies in every state, not just here. A Curry County homeowner getting an air conditioner repaired has both behind the job, the state license on the contractor and the federal certification on whoever handles the refrigerant.
Source: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common reason is a dirty air filter choking off airflow, which can cause the coil to freeze over. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and that's a job for a contractor since it means opening the sealed system. A failing compressor will also leave you with warm air, especially after months of running hard through a Clovis summer. Check the filter first. If it's clean and you're still getting warm air, the system needs a licensed contractor to look at it.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this means the condensate drain line is clogged and water is backing up instead of draining outside. It can also mean the evaporator coil froze and is now melting, which usually points back to poor airflow or low refrigerant. A cracked drain pan will do it too, especially on an older unit. Shut the system off until someone can check it, since water damage adds up fast when it keeps draining in the wrong place.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Dead batteries or a setting knocked off cool will stop the system cold. A tripped breaker is next most common, and it's worth resetting once, but if it trips again, don't keep resetting it. After that it could be the capacitor, which gives the compressor and fan motor the jolt they need to start, or a safety switch that's shut the system down on purpose. Clovis sees its share of hail and wind storms, and a hit to the outdoor unit or its wiring can also be the cause. A licensed contractor can test the electrical side and tell you which one it is.