AC Repair in Raymore, MO
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Cass County will get in touch.
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Five months of Raymore summer heat, plus hail and wind
Your air conditioner works May through September in Raymore, and on an average summer afternoon it is holding your house against 87 degree heat. That is five months of the compressor and fan running long hours, day after day, with little break between them.
Cass County has also seen 74 hail events and 89 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 5 inches recorded. The outdoor unit sits outside through all of it. Hail bends the thin fins on the condenser coil, and that cuts down how well it can shed heat. Wind drives debris into the cabinet or knocks it out of level. You notice it as a system that runs longer to cool the house, or one that struggles to keep up on the hottest afternoons.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 74 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 89 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 Cass County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Cass 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 of the time this comes down to a dirty air filter, a frozen coil, or a refrigerant leak. A clogged filter chokes airflow and can freeze the coil, so warm air just moves past ice instead of cold air. If the outside unit is running but the air at the vents is warm, low refrigerant from a leak is a common cause, and that needs a licensed contractor to find and fix. With summer afternoons here averaging 87°F, a struggling system falls behind fast, so it is worth checking the filter first before calling anyone.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your unit almost always means the condensate drain line is clogged or the drain pan has cracked. Your AC pulls moisture out of the air as it cools, and that water is supposed to run out through the drain line. Algae and dirt build up in that line over a long cooling season and block it, and with five months of cooling here, that line gets a lot of use. If the pan itself is rusted or cracked, it needs replacing rather than just clearing.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check your thermostat first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped to off will stop the system cold. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole unit. Raymore sees frequent storms, including 89 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and power surges from storms like these can trip breakers or damage electrical components. If the breaker keeps tripping after you reset it, that points to an electrical problem a contractor needs to look at.