AC Repair in Sevierville, TN
Air conditioners here run from June through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Sevier County will get in touch.
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Four months of real heat, every year
Sevierville only asks four months of your air conditioner, June through September, but it asks hard. Summer afternoons here average 84°F, and the unit runs long hours to keep up. That kind of steady load wears on the compressor and the fan motor, the parts doing the work while it runs.
The county has also logged 157 damaging wind events and 13 hail events over the past ten years, with hailstones up to 1.5 inches. Wind can bend the fins on the outdoor coil or knock debris into the unit, and hail can dent the cabinet or damage the coil itself. Either one shows up as an air conditioner that runs but cools poorly, or one that struggles to keep the house comfortable on a hot afternoon.
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 84°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 13 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 157 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $30 a year off cooling for a typical Sevier County home.
Estimates for a typical Sevier 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, so check that first before anything else. A refrigerant leak will also do this, and it usually comes with ice forming on the indoor coil or the copper line outside. If the outdoor unit is not running at all while the indoor blower works fine, the problem is likely in the compressor or the electrical parts that feed it. A contractor can tell which one it is by checking pressures and airflow.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this means the condensate drain line is clogged, and water is backing up instead of draining outside. Algae and dirt build up in that line over a summer of steady use, especially with four months of cooling here. It can also mean the coil has frozen and is now thawing and dripping, which usually traces back to a dirty filter or low airflow. Either way the fix is different depending on which one it is, so it is worth having someone look before the water damages anything nearby.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it has power, is set to cool, and the temperature is set below the room temperature. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole system. Storms here bring wind and lightning often enough that a tripped breaker or a blown fuse after one is a common reason a unit won't start. If power is reaching the unit and it still won't turn on, the problem is likely in the capacitor or contactor, and a contractor will need to test those directly.