AC Repair in Springfield, TN
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Robertson County will get in touch.
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Five months of 88 degree afternoons wears on your AC
Your air conditioner runs most days from May through September here, and Robertson County summer afternoons average 88°F. That steady load falls on the compressor and the capacitor that starts it. When the capacitor weakens, the outdoor unit hums but the fan doesn't spin. Sometimes the compressor won't kick on at all.
The storm record here matters too. Ten years of local weather show 126 damaging wind events and 38 hail events, with hailstones up to 2.5 inches. Wind that strong can bend the outdoor unit's fan blades or drive debris into the coil. Hail that size can dent the fins on the cabinet. Either one leaves the system running while the air coming out isn't as cold as it should be.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 38 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 126 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 Robertson County home.
Estimates for a typical Robertson 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. A refrigerant leak will also cause this, and it will not fix itself since the system does not use up refrigerant over time. If the outdoor unit is caked with dirt or debris, that can keep it from releasing heat properly. A contractor can check refrigerant levels and find any leak, since low refrigerant always means it is escaping somewhere.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Usually the drain line is clogged, and water is backing up instead of draining outside. Algae and dirt build up in that line over months of summer use and eventually block it. It can also mean the condensate pan has rusted through, or in less common cases the coil has frozen and is now melting and overflowing. A clogged drain line can often be cleared, but a cracked pan needs to be replaced.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it is 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 panel, since a tripped breaker will shut the whole system down. With 126 damaging wind events here over the past ten years, breaker trips and power interruptions after storms are a real possibility. If the breaker holds and it still will not start, the problem is likely inside the unit itself and needs a contractor to diagnose.