AC Repair in Peachtree Corners, GA
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Gwinnett County will get in touch.
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Five months of Georgia heat wears on your AC
Your air conditioner works from May through September here, and on summer afternoons that average 87°F, it runs long hours to keep up. That kind of steady demand puts strain on the compressor and the fan motor, the parts that carry the load hour after hour. When one of them starts to fail, you notice the air coming out warmer than it should, or the unit running without much effect.
Gwinnett County has also seen 143 damaging wind events and 20 hail storms over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.5 inches. The outdoor unit sits outside through all of it, and hail that size can bend the fins on the condenser coil or damage the fan blades. Strong wind can knock debris into the unit or shift it on its pad. If your AC has been through a storm and starts sounding different or cooling less than before, that is often why.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 20 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 143 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 Gwinnett County home.
Estimates for a typical Gwinnett 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 contractors before granting this license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single repair, so it is the contractor's standing that the state has checked, not this particular job.
For an air conditioner repair, the part that matters most is the refrigerant. Anyone opening the refrigerant lines needs EPA Section 608 certification, which is a federal requirement and applies the same way in every state. In Georgia, that certification stands alongside the state license, so a contractor working on your AC answers to both.
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. When that happens the coil can ice over, and once it's iced you'll get weak or warm air until it thaws and the filter gets changed. It can also mean the refrigerant charge is low, which points to a leak in the system rather than something that fixes itself. A stuck or failing outdoor unit is another cause, since if the compressor outside isn't running, the air moving through your vents never gets cooled. With summer highs here averaging 87°F, a system that's struggling to cool tends to show it fast.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this is the condensate drain line clogged with algae or dirt, so the water that's supposed to drip outside backs up and finds another way out, usually around the indoor unit. It can also mean the drain pan has rusted through or cracked if the system is older. A dirty filter can cause this too, since restricted airflow lets the coil ice up, and when it melts it can produce more water than the drain line handles at once. Either way, water where it shouldn't be means something needs a look before it damages the floor or ceiling around the unit.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it has power and is set to cool with a temperature below the room's current reading. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker box, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole system. Outdoor units can also take a hit from wind and hail, and this area has seen 143 damaging wind events and 20 hail events over the past ten years, so a unit that won't start after a storm is worth having checked for damage. A contractor licensed by the state can track down the exact cause and price the repair for your system.