AC Repair in Newnan, GA
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Coweta County will get in touch.
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Five months of heat, straight through the afternoon high
Your air conditioner works from May through September in Coweta County, and it works hardest in the afternoon, when temperatures average 88°F. That is five months of the compressor cycling on and off, day after day, to hold the house at a set point against that heat.
That kind of running time wears on the capacitor and the contactor, the parts that start the compressor and keep it running. When one of them goes, the unit either won't start or it starts and trips off again. You will notice it as a system that runs but never quite cools the house, or one that hums outside and does nothing else.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 29 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 174 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 Coweta County home.
Estimates for a typical Coweta 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.
Georgia licenses HVAC contractors through the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so it is the company or person you hire that holds it, not the repair itself.
For an air conditioner repair, the part of the job that carries its own separate rule is the refrigerant. Anyone who opens that side of your system, in Georgia or anywhere else, has to hold EPA Section 608 certification. That certification is federal, not something Georgia's board issues, and it applies to the refrigerant work specifically, on top of whatever the state license already covers.
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 across the coil. When that happens the coil can ice up and stop pulling heat out of the air. Low refrigerant from a leak causes the same thing, and a failing compressor can leave you with air moving but no cooling behind it. Check the filter first since it is the one thing you can rule out yourself.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Your AC makes water as it cools the air, and that water is supposed to drain outside through a condensate line. If that line clogs with algae or dirt, the water backs up and drips inside instead. A dirty filter can also cause this by icing up the coil, which then drips as it thaws. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find where else the water is coming from.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it has power, is set to cool, and the temperature is actually below room temperature. If the thermostat looks fine, check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will keep the whole system dead. Newnan sees frequent thunderstorms and wind, with 174 damaging wind events recorded over the past ten years, and a power blip during one of those is a common reason a breaker trips. If the breaker is fine and the system still won't start, the problem is likely inside the unit and worth having a contractor look at.