AC Repair in Fallon, NV
Air conditioners here run from June through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Churchill County will get in touch.
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Three months of steady heat
Your air conditioner in Fallon works hard for three months a year, June through August, against afternoons that average 89°F. Instead of short cycles, it runs long stretches to hold the house at temperature, and that steady load falls on the compressor and the run capacitor that gets it started.
When the capacitor weakens, the compressor struggles to start and the unit hums without cooling, or the outside fan turns slower than it should. You notice it as air that is not as cold as it used to be, or a system that shuts off on its own on the hottest afternoons.
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 51 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $30 a year off cooling for a typical Churchill County home.
Estimates for a typical Churchill County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Nevada 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.
Nevada requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Nevada State Contractors Board tests contractors before they get that license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job, so it stays in force from one repair to the next rather than getting issued fresh each time someone calls.
For an air conditioner repair, the license is what stands behind the person doing the work. If the job means opening the refrigerant side of the system, which most repairs do, the technician also needs EPA Section 608 certification. That one is federal and applies in every state, Nevada included.
Sources: Nevada Legislature · Nevada State Contractors Board
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most often the refrigerant charge is low, which usually means there's a leak somewhere in the system. It can also be a dirty filter choking off airflow, or a compressor that's failing. With Fallon summer afternoons averaging 89°F, a system that's low on refrigerant will struggle to keep up fast. A technician certified under EPA Section 608 has to be the one to check the refrigerant side, since that part of the system is federally regulated.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- This is almost always a clogged condensate drain line. As your AC cools the air, it pulls moisture out and that water is supposed to run out through a drain line to the outside. When that line clogs with algae or debris, the water backs up and drips inside instead, sometimes right near the unit or through your ceiling if the system sits in an attic. A cracked drain pan or a frozen coil that's thawing can also cause it.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check your thermostat first. Dead batteries or a setting that's off will stop the system before it ever starts. If the thermostat looks fine, it could be a tripped breaker, a blown fuse, or a bad capacitor that's supposed to give the compressor and fan motor the jolt they need to start. Nevada requires the contractor working on it to hold a state license through the Nevada State Contractors Board, and if the fix involves the refrigerant side, that technician also needs EPA Section 608 certification.