AC Repair in Adrian, MI
Air conditioners here run from June through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Lenawee County will get in touch.
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Three months to do all the work
Your air conditioner in Adrian gets three months to run, June through August, and it has to work through summer afternoons averaging 81°F. That is a short season asked to carry the whole year's cooling.
Lenawee County has also seen 60 damaging wind events and 11 hail events over the past ten years, with hailstones up to 3 inches. Wind can rock the outdoor unit on its pad and stress the refrigerant lines running to it. Hail that size can bend the fins on the outdoor coil, and bent fins block the airflow the coil needs to work. You notice it as a system that runs but cools less, or one that used to keep the house comfortable and suddenly cannot keep up on the hottest afternoons.
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 81°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 11 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 60 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would save little on running costs in Lenawee County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Lenawee County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Michigan 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.
Michigan requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is held by the contractor, not issued job by job, so the state has tested and put on record the business you hire rather than the particular repair happening at your house. The Board of Mechanical Rules is who stands behind that record in Michigan.
For a repair like this, the license tells you the contractor is who the state has vetted. Once the work opens up the refrigerant lines on your air conditioner, federal law also requires the technician doing that part to hold EPA Section 608 certification, no matter what state the job is in.
Sources: Michigan Legislature · Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is a dirty air filter choking off airflow across the coil. When the filter clogs, the coil can ice over and the air coming out of your vents turns weak and warm. Low refrigerant from a leak causes the same thing, and that needs a licensed contractor to find and fix. Check the filter first, since three months of steady summer use here is enough to load one up fast.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your indoor 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 filter can also cause this by icing the coil, which then melts and sheds more water than the pan can handle. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find where else the water is coming from.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with your thermostat batteries and settings, since a dead battery or a setting bumped to off is the simplest explanation. Next check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole unit. If the breaker keeps tripping once you reset it, stop and call a contractor, since that points to an electrical fault that needs a proper diagnosis.