AC Repair in Branson, MO
Air conditioners here run from June through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Taney County will get in touch.
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Four months of heat, and hail in between
Your air conditioner works hard from June through September, with summer afternoons here averaging 88°F. That kind of heat asks a lot of the compressor and the condenser fan running outside, day after day.
Taney County has also seen 94 hail events and 136 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.75 inches. Hail that size can bend the thin fins on the condenser coil or crack the fan blade, and a hard blow can knock the unit out of alignment. If your air conditioner is blowing warm or not running right after a storm, that outdoor unit is the first place to look.
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 94 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 136 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 Taney County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Taney County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Missouri 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.
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most often the filter is clogged and starving the system of airflow, or the refrigerant level is low from a leak. A dirty outdoor unit can cause the same problem, since it needs clear airflow around it to move heat out of your house. If the air coming out is warm rather than weak, a contractor will need to check the refrigerant charge, since adding refrigerant without finding the leak first just means it happens again.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- The drain line that carries condensation away from your indoor unit is likely clogged. That line grows algae over time, and once it backs up, the water has nowhere to go but out through the pan or the unit itself. A frozen evaporator coil can cause the same thing, since it drips as it thaws and can overwhelm the drain. Either way, shut the system off until it's checked, since running it while water is backing up can damage the unit or the floor beneath it.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check the thermostat first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped off cooling will stop the system before it ever gets a call for power. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker, since a tripped breaker will keep the unit from starting at all. Branson has seen its share of hail and damaging wind over the years, so if there's been a storm recently, mention it to whoever comes to look at the unit, since either one can trip a breaker or damage the outdoor unit.