A/C Service in Reno, NV

Most drivers think of A/C as a summer system. In a Reno winter it is doing a second job that matters more: clearing the windshield.

On most vehicles, selecting defrost quietly switches on the A/C compressor. The point is not to cool the air but to dry it. Air pulled across the cold evaporator drops its moisture there, and dry air clears a fogged windshield far faster than warm damp air does.

Which means a weak A/C system often shows itself on a cold morning rather than a hot afternoon. The heater blows warm, the glass stays fogged, and the driver assumes it is just the weather.

• A windshield that fogs and clears slowly on defrost, even once the engine is warm.
• Cooling that fades on the first hot days of the year after a winter of light use.
• A musty smell from the vents when the system first comes on.
• A clicking or cycling sound from the engine bay when the A/C is selected.

Any of those is a reason to have the system checked before the season that needs it most, not during it.

Pressures, the compressor and its clutch, the condenser in front of the radiator, and leaks. The national A/C service page covers what a recharge does and why a system that keeps needing one has a leak.

If the problem turns out to be engine temperature rather than cabin air, cooling system work is in the same building, and so is scheduled maintenance.

Fernley and Pahrump also offer A/C service in Nevada.

The Reno store runs eighteen services and is managed by Fred Sinfellow.

See the national A/C service page for all 33 locations.