AC Repair in Norwich, CT
Air conditioners here run from June through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Norwich will get in touch.
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Three months of real work, every summer
Your air conditioner in Norwich only has to earn its keep from June through August. That is a short season, but summer afternoons here average 80°F, and the unit runs hard on the hot ones to keep up. A system that sits idle most of the year and then gets asked to run all afternoon is the kind that shows a weak capacitor or a low refrigerant charge right when you need it most.
You will usually notice it as warm air from the vents on the hottest days, or the outdoor unit running long stretches without the house cooling down. With no storm damage on record above the floor here, when an AC fails in Norwich, it is almost always the equipment wearing out, not the weather tearing something apart.
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 80°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $30 a year off cooling for a typical Norwich home.
Estimates for a typical Norwich home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Connecticut 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.
Connecticut requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Department of Consumer Protection issues the license and keeps the record of who holds one. It covers the contractor as a whole, not the specific job at your house, so the same license applies whether the work is a repair, a new install, or a service call somewhere else.
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, which is the same federal requirement in every state and applies on top of the Connecticut license.
Sources: Connecticut General Assembly · Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
- 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 somewhere in the line. A dirty outdoor coil can do the same thing by keeping the unit from shedding heat properly. Check the filter first since that's the one thing you can rule out yourself. If it's clean and air still isn't cold, a licensed contractor needs to check refrigerant and the coils.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- The condensate drain line is probably clogged, which backs water up and sends it somewhere other than outside. A frozen evaporator coil will also drip water once it thaws, usually caused by low airflow or low refrigerant. Either way the fix starts with finding out which of the two it is, since clearing a drain line and fixing a frozen coil are different jobs.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to cool and the temperature is actually below the room temperature. If that's fine, check the breaker, since a tripped one will kill power to the whole unit with no other sign. Past that, it could be a bad capacitor or a wiring issue, and that calls for a licensed contractor to open it up and test.