Quick and Honest Phoenix Air Conditioning Repair

When your air conditioning goes out, it's no small inconvenience. You know you need to get it fixed and fast, but you also don't want to pay an arm and a leg if you don't have to. While most homeowners know they need to do their homework, the oppressive heat of the Valley can cloud your judgment. ServiceMagic offers a way to expedite the process of contacting professionals so you can get your air conditioning fixed quickly and at a reasonable cost.

Phoenix Air Conditioning Repair Contractors
Many air conditioning problems are far from obvious. You could spend several hours a day, several days a week, learning about your air conditioning system and still not know what's going on. Of course, many homeowners are leery about blindly accepting what a contractor says, even if their credentials are up to par. It's never a bad idea to familiarize yourself with common sources of the problems you're experiencing, such as warm air, no air, etc., but getting three HVAC contractors out to your home will provide the accuracy and honesty you need without getting a degree in home heating and cooling yourself.

This is where ServiceMagic comes in. Finding multiple contractors can be a burden in and of itself. Trying to scourge through the Yellow Pages is time-consuming and has little quality control. With one simple and free service request, you can be put in touch with several, local contractors. Typically, contractors will begin to contact you as soon as you make your request. It's not unheard of to start hearing from contractors within minutes of submitting the request. Moreover, every ServiceMagic contractor has been prescreened, and we offer customer ratings and reviews for each contractor so you can conveniently research the customer satisfaction history of each contractor you talk to.

Numerous Phoenix homeowners, who have recently needed air conditioning repair, have echoed this sentiment back to ServiceMagic: "Get a second opinion." "Get more than one estimate." "Make sure to get a few different prices."

Costs of Phoenix Air Conditioning Repair
Typically, we inform homeowners of the average cost of a home improvement project in their area. In this case, the average cost of air conditioning repair in Phoenix is $350. This is one case in which the average is far from helpful. The vast majority of air conditioning repairs will cost $50 to $250 for easy fixes and $700 to $1,000 for major repairs. Sometimes it's easy to guess which category your problem fits into, sometimes it isn't. The overall goal, naturally, is to reduce the cost of repair, and this is yet one more reason to talk to several contractors.

Phoenix Air Conditioning: Repair vs. Replace
One of the most difficult decisions you can face is when a major repair brings up the notion of having your air conditioning unit replaced. Here's a story we were told by one Phoenix homeowner: "I used two ServiceMagic recommended companies. The first company tried to convince me to install a new unit. Their estimate was almost double the price of the second company, who I ended up using."

While some companies may specialize in the more involved process of replacing your air conditioning unit, there may not be one right answer. Plugging a leak or pressurizing your air compressor is generally an easy fix and one worth making. Older units may be on their last leg and simply waiting for an excuse to be replaced. It's not uncommon, though, to have a repair that will cost a few hundred dollars on a unit that is 15 or 20 years old. Like repairing a used car, you might be able to get several more dependable years with a repair or your unit may fail again the very next year. When this scenario happens, talk to several contractors and listen to what they say and recommend, but know that it the right decision really is a crap shoot.