AC Repair in Chickasha, OK
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Grady County will get in touch.
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Five months of Chickasha heat, plus what the storms leave behind
Your air conditioner runs from May through September here, with summer afternoons averaging 92°F. That is five straight months of the compressor cycling on and off most of the day, and every hour it runs against that heat is an hour of wear on the parts that keep it going.
Grady County has also logged 146 hail events and 145 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail as large as 3.75 inches. Hail that size can bend the thin aluminum fins on your outdoor unit's coil, and wind can knock the unit out of level or throw debris into it. If your AC started acting up right after a storm, that is usually not a coincidence.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 92°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 146 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 145 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 Grady County home.
Estimates for a typical Grady County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
Oklahoma licenses HVAC contractors through the Construction Industries Board. That license covers the contractor, not the specific job at your house, so the same license that qualifies them for one repair qualifies them for the next.
For an air conditioner repair, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. If the repair opens the refrigerant side of your system, the technician also has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, a federal requirement that applies in every state on top of Oklahoma's license.
Source: Oklahoma State Legislature
- 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 cause the coil itself to ice up. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common reason, and that only shows up as warm air once the charge drops low enough. A failing compressor will also leave you with air movement but no cooling. Check the filter first since that's the one thing you can rule out yourself, then have a contractor check refrigerant levels and the compressor. Only a technician with EPA 608 certification can legally open the refrigerant side to check the charge.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Central air conditioners pull moisture out of the air as they cool it, and that water normally drains away through a condensate line. When that line clogs with algae or debris, the water backs up and drips or pools near the unit instead. A dirty air filter can also cause the coil to ice over, and the water shows up when that ice melts. Either way, the fix is to clear the blockage or replace the filter so the coil stops icing. Water around your unit is worth dealing with quickly since it can damage flooring or the unit itself.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to cool and below room temperature, and that its batteries are good if it uses them. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker for the outdoor unit and the indoor air handler, since either one tripping will keep the system from starting. Chickasha sees a fair number of storms with damaging wind, and a power surge during one of those can trip a breaker or damage electrical components. If the breaker keeps tripping or resetting it doesn't help, that points to an electrical problem a contractor needs to diagnose.