Why Air Conditioners Fail in Late August (and What to Do When Yours Does)
Late August is when West Michigan ACs quit. The parts that give out, what to check yourself, and whether to limp to fall, repair, or replace.

Professional ac repair for Forest Hills homes and businesses. Mazure's Heating & Air Conditioning is just 22 minutes from our Jenison shop — fast response when you need it most.
When your air conditioning stops working in a Forest Hills home, you feel it fast — especially in a two-story house with 3,000-plus square feet of living space. Mazure's Heating & Air Conditioning repairs all major AC brands and has been serving West Michigan since 1987. We're about 22 minutes from the Cascade Township area and offer 24/7 emergency service. Call (616) 669-8085 and you'll talk to owner Mike Mazure, not a call center.
We regularly serve homes in Cascade — near Cascade Township and Forest Hills Central High School. Our Jenison headquarters puts us just 22 minutes from our Jenison shop, which means fast emergency response when your system goes down unexpectedly.
The larger homes around Forest Hills Central High School and the Cascade area put serious demand on air conditioning systems. A 3-ton unit that's fine for a 1,600-square-foot ranch will struggle in a 3,500-square-foot colonial with vaulted ceilings and a sunroom. We see a lot of systems in Forest Hills that are working hard but not keeping up — running constantly without reaching the thermostat setting. Sometimes that's a refrigerant leak. Sometimes it's frozen evaporator coils caused by restricted airflow. Other times it's a failing compressor or a bad capacitor that's keeping the outdoor unit from starting properly. Homes built in the late 1990s and early 2000s around Cascade Road often have original AC units that are now 20-plus years old. Those systems used R-22 refrigerant, which is no longer manufactured. If yours has a leak, topping off R-22 is expensive and only a temporary fix. We'll explain your options honestly.
A July afternoon in Forest Hills with no AC and the house climbing past 85 degrees — we get it. Call us at (616) 669-8085 and Mike will answer. During business hours, we'll get a tech to your home the same day in most cases. For after-hours emergencies, Mike will walk you through some steps to try while we dispatch. Our trucks carry capacitors, contactors, fan motors, and other common parts so we can often complete the repair in a single visit. We work on Carrier, Lennox, Trane, Goodman, Rheem, York, American Standard, and most other residential brands. Most AC repairs in Forest Hills cost between $150 and $600 depending on the issue.
Forest Hills homeowners with zoned AC systems should know that zone dampers and control boards can cause uneven cooling that looks like an AC problem but isn't. Before you assume the worst, check whether one zone is cold while another is warm — that often points to the zoning system, not the air conditioner itself. We troubleshoot the whole setup, not just the outdoor unit. Regular filter changes and keeping the area around your condenser clear of landscaping make a real difference in how hard your system works. We'll mention things like this during a service call because a five-minute habit saves you a $400 repair down the road.



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Mazure's is just 22 minutes from our Jenison shop. Call for fast, honest service from a company that's been trusted since 1987.