AC Repair in Gainesville, GA
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Hall County will get in touch.
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Five months of heat, and storms in between
Your air conditioner works from May through September here, with summer afternoons averaging 87°F. That is five months of the compressor running long hours to keep up, and long runtimes are what wear a system down. Capacitors weaken, coils get dirty faster, and a unit that has to work that hard tends to show its first problem right in the middle of the season, not at the start.
Hall County has also logged 78 damaging wind events and 8 hail storms over the past ten years, one dropping hail 1.75 inches across. Wind can knock the outdoor unit's fan out of balance or tip debris into the cabinet. Hail that size can dent the fins on the condenser coil, and once those fins are crushed the coil cannot shed heat the way it should. If your air conditioner is running weaker than usual after a storm, that coil is worth a look.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 8 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 78 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 Hall County home.
Estimates for a typical Hall 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 HVAC contractors before they can legally take on work like this in Hall County. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it stays on record with the state whether the work is a repair, an install, or anything else the contractor takes on.
For an air conditioner repair, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. If the repair involves opening the refrigerant side of the system, which most cooling repairs do, the technician also needs EPA Section 608 certification. That one is federal and applies in every state, on top of whatever Georgia requires.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is a dirty air filter cutting off airflow, so check that first. A refrigerant leak, a failing compressor, or ice built up on the coil can all cause the same complaint. Homes here need five months of cooling, May through September, with summer afternoons averaging 87°F, so a system that struggles to keep up is worth having looked at before it stops entirely. A contractor can tell you which of these it is once they check the refrigerant charge and airflow.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your unit usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. That line carries away the water your AC pulls out of the air, and algae or dirt can block it over time, sending water into the drain pan and out onto your floor instead. A dirty air filter can also cause the evaporator coil to ice over, then drip water as it melts. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find the actual cause on inspection.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it has power, the batteries are good, and it is set to cool below the room temperature. If the thermostat looks fine, the problem could be a tripped breaker, a blown fuse at the outdoor unit, or a safety switch that shut the system down. If power is not the issue, a licensed contractor will need to check the capacitor, the contactor, or the compressor itself.