AC Repair in Cleveland, TN
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Bradley County will get in touch.
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Five months of Cleveland heat wears on your AC
From May through September your air conditioner is running most days, and on afternoons that average 88°F it doesn't get much of a break. That kind of steady demand wears on the compressor and the capacitor that helps start it. When the capacitor weakens, the outdoor unit hums but the fan won't turn, or the compressor kicks off on its own.
Bradley County has also seen 60 damaging wind events and 10 hail storms over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.5 inches. Wind can bend the thin fins on the outdoor coil or throw debris into the unit, and hail that size can dent the cabinet or damage the fins outright. Either one blocks the airflow your system needs to cool the house.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 10 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 60 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $40 a year off cooling for a typical Bradley County home.
Estimates for a typical Bradley County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Tennessee 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. When that happens the coil can ice up, and warm air is all that gets through until it thaws. It can also mean the refrigerant charge is low, which points to a leak somewhere in the line set. A contractor needs to check the pressures to tell which one it is.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this is a clogged condensate drain line. The AC pulls moisture out of the air all summer, and that water has to drain out through a small line that algae and dirt can block over time. Once it backs up, it overflows the drain pan and shows up as a puddle near the indoor unit. A frozen coil that then thaws out fast will cause the same kind of leak.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat batteries and the breaker before anything else. If those are fine, the capacitor that starts the compressor may have failed, which is a common reason a unit goes quiet with no warning. Summers here run through 5 months with afternoons averaging 88°F, so a unit that won't start can mean a long stretch without relief until it's looked at. A contractor can test the capacitor and the electrical components in a single visit.