AC Repair in Georgetown, SC
Air conditioners here run from May through October. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Georgetown County will get in touch.
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Six months of heat, plus what the storms leave behind
Your air conditioner runs from May through October here, six months of the year, with summer afternoons averaging 89°F. That is a long stretch of the compressor and the outdoor fan working through the hottest part of the day, day after day. Parts that cycle that much wear down, and a unit that runs hard all summer is more likely to lose refrigerant at a fitting or trip on a failing capacitor.
Georgetown County has also seen 45 damaging wind events and 9 hail storms over the past ten years, with hail up to 1.75 inches. Wind can bend the fins on your outdoor unit or knock loose its electrical connections. Hail that size can dent the cabinet and damage the coil underneath, and you may not notice until the system is short on airflow or blowing warm.
- 6 months
- May through October, your air conditioner is on duty
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 9 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 45 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $70 a year off cooling for a typical Georgetown County home.
Estimates for a typical Georgetown 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?
- Most often the filter is clogged and starving the system of airflow, or the refrigerant is low from a leak somewhere in the line. A dirty outdoor coil can cause the same thing, since it stops the unit from releasing heat the way it should. With summer afternoons here running near 89°F, a system that's low on refrigerant will struggle most during the hottest part of the day. Check the filter first since that's the one thing you can rule out yourself, and if it's clean, the problem is inside the system and needs a contractor to find it.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Usually the drain line is clogged and water is backing up instead of draining outside. It can also mean the condensate pan has rusted through, or the coil has frozen over and is now melting and overflowing as it thaws. A clogged drain is the most common cause and often the easiest to clear. If you see ice on the coil or lines when the system is running, turn it off and let it thaw before a contractor looks at it.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to cool and set below the room temperature, and check that it has power if it runs on batteries. If the thermostat looks fine, the next place to check is the breaker, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole system. Storms are common here, with 45 damaging wind events recorded over the past ten years, and a power interruption during one of those can trip a breaker without you noticing. If the breaker is fine and the system still won't start, the issue is likely electrical inside the unit and needs a contractor to diagnose it.