AC Repair in Easley, SC
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Pickens County will get in touch.
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Five months of 87°F afternoons wear on your AC
From May through September your air conditioner runs against afternoons that average 87°F. That is five months of long hours with the compressor and the outdoor fan motor carrying the load. Those are the parts most likely to give out from the strain, and when they do the system either stops cooling or runs without catching up.
Pickens County has also seen 31 hail events and 69 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 1.75 inches. The outdoor unit sits outside through all of it. Bent fins on the coil or a damaged fan blade can follow a storm like that, and you may not notice until the next hot afternoon when the air coming out isn't as cold as it should be.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 31 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 69 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 Pickens County home.
Estimates for a typical Pickens County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, South Carolina 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.
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is a dirty air filter choking off airflow across the coil, which can make the coil freeze up and stop cooling altogether. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and that will need a contractor to find the leak and repair it. If the outdoor unit isn't running at all while the indoor fan blows, the compressor or a capacitor may have failed. Check the filter first since that's the one thing you can rule out yourself.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this is a clogged condensate drain line, and the water is backing up instead of draining outside. Algae and dirt build up in that line over time and block it. It can also happen if the coil has frozen and is now melting, often because of a dirty filter or low airflow. If the water is coming from inside near the furnace or air handler, shut the system off until a contractor can look at it, since it can damage the floor or ceiling below.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to cool and the temperature is below the room temperature, and replace the batteries if it has a blank screen. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker box, since a tripped breaker will keep the whole system from starting. If the breaker is fine and it still won't turn on, the problem is likely inside the unit, such as a failed capacitor or contactor, and that calls for a contractor to diagnose it.