AC Repair in Laurens, SC
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Laurens County will get in touch.
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Five months of Laurens summer heat wears on your AC
From May through September your air conditioner runs most days, and Laurens summer afternoons average 89°F. That kind of stretch keeps the compressor working hard for months without much of a break, and it's the compressor that struggles first when a system finally gives out.
Laurens County has also logged 59 damaging wind events and 12 hail storms over the past ten years, with hail up to 2 inches. Wind can knock the outdoor unit's fan out of balance or drive debris into the coil, and hail that size can dent the fins on the condenser enough to block airflow. When that happens, you'll notice the house not cooling like it used to, or the unit running longer than it should to get there.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 12 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 59 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 Laurens County home.
Estimates for a typical Laurens 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, or the coil itself is frozen from restricted airflow. Low refrigerant from a leak is another common cause, and it will not fix itself by adding more, since the leak has to be found and sealed first. If the outdoor unit isn't running while the indoor blower is, the compressor or a capacitor may have failed. Check the filter first, since that's the one thing you can rule out yourself before calling for a diagnosis.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your indoor unit usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. As the AC pulls humidity out of the air, that water is supposed to drain out through a small pipe, and algae or debris can block it over a summer of steady use. A frozen coil that then thaws will also flood the drain pan faster than it can drain. Either way, the water needs a contractor to clear the line or find the cause of the freeze up before it damages the floor or ceiling below it.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat, since dead batteries or a setting bumped off cool will stop the system before it ever gets a signal. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker, since a tripped breaker is common after the storms that pass through here. If the breaker is fine and the system still won't respond, the issue is likely inside the unit itself, in the control board or a safety switch, and that needs a contractor to trace.