AC Repair in Burlington, NJ
Air conditioners here run from June through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Burlington County will get in touch.
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Four months of hard running in Burlington County heat
Your air conditioner works from June through September here, with summer afternoons averaging 85°F. That is the stretch where it runs longest and hardest, often for hours without a break to hold a house against that heat.
Burlington County also sees its share of storms. Ten years of records show 405 damaging wind events and 57 hail events, with hail up to 2.5 inches recorded. Wind can bend the fins on your outdoor unit or knock debris into it, and hail that size can dent the cabinet or damage the coil inside it. If your system is blowing warm air or the outdoor unit looks banged up after a storm, that is worth a look.
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 85°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 57 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 405 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 Burlington County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Burlington County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, New Jersey 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.
New Jersey requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The state board tests contractors before they get that license and keeps a record of who holds one. It covers the contractor, not each job they do, and in New Jersey no city or town can layer its own license requirement on top. So the license you check in Burlington County is the same one that applies anywhere else in the state.
For an air conditioner repair, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. If the repair involves opening the refrigerant lines, whoever does that part also needs EPA Section 608 certification, which is a federal requirement in every state and separate from the New Jersey license. Between the two, the contractor working on your system is accounted for at both the state level and the federal level.
Sources: New Jersey Legislature · New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most often the filter is clogged and starving the system of airflow, or the refrigerant is low from a leak somewhere in the line. A dirty outdoor coil can cause the same thing, since it stops the system from shedding heat the way it needs to. If the air coming out is warm rather than just weak, that points more toward refrigerant than airflow. Either way, a technician has to open the system to check refrigerant levels, and that work requires EPA Section 608 certification by federal law.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- The drain line is probably clogged. Your AC pulls moisture out of the air as it cools, and that water is supposed to run out through a condensate line to the outside. Algae and debris build up in that line over time and block it, so the water backs up and finds another way out, often through the ceiling or around the indoor unit. A frozen evaporator coil that's now thawing can cause the same kind of water, usually from a low refrigerant charge or blocked airflow.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check the thermostat first. Dead batteries or a setting that's off or set above room temperature will stop the system before it even starts. If the thermostat looks right, the next place to look is the breaker, since AC units trip breakers when a component inside is failing. Beyond that it could be the capacitor, the contactor, or a safety switch that's shutting the system down on purpose because it senses a problem. A contractor can price the repair once they know which part it is.