AC Repair in Canton, GA
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Cherokee County will get in touch.
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Five months of heat, and storms in between
Your air conditioner in Canton works hard from May through September, with summer afternoons averaging 87°F. That kind of stretch means the compressor and the fan run long hours day after day, and the strain shows up as warm air coming through the vents or a system that won't hold a set temperature.
Cherokee County has also seen 149 damaging wind events and 15 hail events over the past ten years, with hail up to 1.75 inches. Wind can bend the thin fins on the outdoor unit or knock debris into it, and hail that size can dent the cabinet or damage the coil. If your AC started acting up after a storm, that is often where to look first.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 15 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 149 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $50 a year off cooling for a typical Cherokee County home.
Estimates for a typical Cherokee 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 Board tests contractors before they get that license and keeps a record of who holds one, so you can look at a name and know the state stands behind it. It covers the contractor, not each job, which means the same license follows them from one repair to the next rather than getting issued fresh every time.
For a repair like this, that license is what stands behind the person in your driveway. If the work means opening the refrigerant side of your air conditioner, whoever does it also needs EPA Section 608 certification, the same rule that applies in every state, since refrigerant handling isn't something Georgia's license covers on its own. Between the two, you have a contractor the state has tested and a technician certified to handle what's actually inside the unit.
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 across the coil. A refrigerant leak will also cause this, and so will a failing compressor. With summer afternoons here often near 87°F, a system that's low on refrigerant will struggle to keep up, so check the filter first since that's the one thing you can rule out yourself before calling a contractor.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your AC usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. Algae and dirt build up in that line over a cooling season and block the water from draining outside, so it backs up and spills out near the indoor unit instead. A frozen coil that's thawing can cause the same thing, so if you see ice on the coil, turn the system off and let it thaw before a contractor looks at it.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat and the breaker. A dead thermostat battery or a tripped breaker will stop the whole system before it ever gets to the outdoor unit. If those check out, the problem is likely inside the unit itself, in the capacitor or the control board, and that's a job for a licensed contractor. Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, so ask for that before letting anyone open up the system.