AC Repair in Augusta, GA
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Richmond County will get in touch.
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Five months of heat push your AC hard every year
From May through September your air conditioner is working most days, and Augusta summer afternoons average 91°F. That kind of steady demand wears on the compressor and the fan motor, the parts that run longest to keep up with the heat.
Augusta has also logged 87 damaging wind events and 26 hail events over the last ten years, with hail up to 2 inches. Wind and hail can bend the fins on your outdoor unit or damage the fan blade, and a unit that takes a hit like that often starts cooling less even if it still turns on.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 26 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 87 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $60 a year off cooling for a typical Richmond County home.
Estimates for a typical Richmond County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Georgia 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.
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The State Construction Industry Licensing Board tests and records the contractor, not the crew member who shows up at the house. That license stays with the business, and it is what a homeowner in Richmond County can rely on before letting someone touch the system.
Air conditioner repair usually means opening the refrigerant side of the unit, and federal law requires anyone who does that, in Georgia or any other state, to hold EPA Section 608 certification. That certification is separate from the state license. One says the business is licensed to operate in Georgia. The other says the individual technician is trained to handle refrigerant without venting it into the air.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common reason is a dirty air filter choking off airflow, so check that first. If the filter is clean, the coil inside could be frozen over, which happens when airflow or refrigerant is low, and it needs to thaw before a contractor can find the real cause. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common reason, and that's a repair only a licensed technician can make, since opening the refrigerant side of the system requires EPA certification. With highs averaging 91°F here through the summer, a system that's struggling to keep up is worth having looked at before the next hot stretch.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Usually the condensate drain line is clogged, and water is backing up instead of draining outside. Algae and dust build up in that line over time, especially during the five months a year the system runs steadily here. A frozen coil that's thawing out can also flood the drain pan faster than it can clear. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find whatever else is causing the backup.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat, since dead batteries or a setting knocked off cool are the simplest explanation. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker, since a tripped one will shut the whole system down. A tripped breaker that trips again after you reset it points to an electrical problem inside the unit, and that's something for a licensed contractor to track down. Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license through the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, so whoever diagnoses it should be able to show that license.