How to find out AC Repair cost

How to find out AC Repair cost

Air conditioner is a very essential component of a vehicle. It gives us comfort during the hottest days of summer. But unfortunately, air conditioner gets damaged easily and their performance reduces with time. If you are an owner of an air conditioner, it is smart to have a basic idea of AC repair cost. Actually one can’t determine the exact cost for repairing AC without seeing the damage. The cost varies according to the condition of your air conditioner. This article will provide you some basic knowledge about common air conditioner problems and the costs to repair them.

If you find out your air conditioner is not working, check if the fuse is okay or blown out, is anything missing or loose. If all of these are okay, then your air conditioner may damage from the following three common problems of AC. Short description of each problem and the respective AC repair cost is given below:

Leaks:

A recent study showed that the most common problem of air conditioner is leakage. More than 75% problems of air conditioner are related with leakage. Leaks are very dangerous because they can happen at anywhere in the air conditioner system. Leak can occur on the path of refrigerant from one component to another. But you don’t need to worry, as leaks are the easiest and cheapest problem to deal with. Repair store can fix them easily by replacing the damaged component and adding a new one. For repairing leaks, it may cost you 50$ if you are lucky. But be prepared for about 4times more than that amount as some leaks can become more severe. According to most repair shops, leaks problems are usually dealt with 50$ to 200$.

Compressor Failure:

Compressor is one of the most vital parts of an air conditioning system. It is the part that works as a pump by compressing and circulating the refrigerant around the system. Through this process, the heat is carried outside of the cabin to environment. Almost every compressor contains a magnetic clutch which runs when one starts the air conditioner. If this clutch gets damaged, then the compressor can’t perform accurately.

Being the heart of the air conditioning system, repairing compressor can be costly and tough. The repair cost usually starts from 500$, but it may even cross 1000$.

System Pollution:

System pollution or contamination is another common problem of air conditioner. This problem occurs when the air conditioning system is depicted to more than one form of refrigerant.  There are mainly two categories of refrigerants. They are R-12 and R-134a. These two can’t cohabit with each other at all if they get mixed up by any chance, the system gets contaminated. Repairing this problem is very much critical and most of the shops can’t repair it. To repair it, you may need a budget between 300$ to 2000$.

These are some AC repair costs for common problems of air conditioner. You can use the article as a guideline and be prepared for any kind of malfunction in your air conditioner.