AC Repair in Lubbock, TX
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Lubbock County will get in touch.
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Five months of hard running in Lubbock heat
Your air conditioner works May through September here, with summer afternoons averaging 92°F. That kind of heat means long run times day after day, and the compressor and the fan motor carry that load without much rest.
Lubbock County has also seen 93 hail events and 150 damaging wind events over the last ten years, with hail up to 4.5 inches. The outdoor unit sits outside through all of it, and a hailstorm can bend the fins on the coil or crack the fan blade. After a bad storm, you might notice the unit running longer than it used to, or not cooling the house like it did before.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 92°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 93 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 150 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 Lubbock County home.
Estimates for a typical Lubbock County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Texas 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.
Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation tests and records the contractor, not each job they take on. So the license tells you the state has checked this contractor out, but it doesn't mean a state inspector is signing off on the repair happening at your house.
For an air conditioner repair, the part that matters most is the refrigerant. If the technician needs to open that side of your system, federal law requires them to hold EPA Section 608 certification, no matter what state they're working in. That certification is separate from the Texas license. Between the two, you've got a contractor the state has vetted and a technician certified to handle refrigerant safely.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most of the time the filter is dirty enough to choke off airflow, so start there before anything else. A filter clogged with dust makes the coil freeze over, and once that happens the air coming through the vents turns warm even though the system is running. It can also mean the refrigerant charge is low, which points to a leak somewhere in the line set or coil. With afternoons here hitting 92°F most of the summer, a system already struggling to keep up will show the problem fast, so it is worth having a contractor check the charge and the coil rather than waiting it out.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your indoor unit usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. That line carries away the water your AC pulls out of the air, and algae or dirt can block it over time, causing water to back up and drip out where it shouldn't. A frozen evaporator coil that then thaws can cause the same kind of puddling. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find what's causing the coil to freeze in the first place.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check your thermostat first. Dead batteries or a setting knocked out of place will stop the system from starting even though everything else is fine. If the thermostat looks right, a tripped breaker or a blown fuse at the outdoor unit is the next likely cause, especially after a storm. Lubbock sees plenty of damaging wind and hail each year, and a power surge during one of those storms can trip a breaker or damage electrical components. If resetting the breaker doesn't bring it back, a contractor will need to check the unit itself.