AC Maintenance in Lewisburg, WV
Air conditioners here run from July through August, so June is the time for a tune-up. Tell us about your system, and a licensed contractor who covers Greenbrier County will get in touch.
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Two months of hard running
Your air conditioner in Lewisburg only gets asked to work July and August, but it works hard those two months. Afternoons averaging 79°F mean the compressor runs long hours to keep up, and a system that sits idle the other ten months needs a check before it has to carry that load again.
Greenbrier County has seen its share of wind, 104 damaging wind events over the past ten years, along with hail up to 1.75 inches. That kind of weather can bend fins on the outdoor coil or knock debris into the unit without you knowing it happened. A tune-up catches a bent coil or a dirty condenser before the compressor has to strain against it all summer.
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner is on duty
- 79°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 9 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 104 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Book your AC tune-up in June, before homes here start needing cooling in July.
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A tune-up checks the refrigerant charge, cleans the coils, tests the capacitor and tightens the electrical connections.
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license comes from the West Virginia Commissioner of Labor, and it belongs to the contractor, not to any single job. That means the state has tested this contractor's competency and keeps a record of them, separate from whatever work is done at your house.
For a maintenance visit on your air conditioner, that license is what stands behind the person in your driveway. If the work involves opening the refrigerant side of the system, the technician also has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, which is a federal requirement in every state, not something West Virginia adds on top.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- What does AC maintenance include?
- A technician checks refrigerant levels, cleans or replaces the filter, and inspects the coil and condensate drain. They also check the electrical connections and test the system to see that it cycles on and cools properly. Anything involving the refrigerant side has to be done by someone with EPA Section 608 certification, which every technician working on that part of the system is required to hold.
- How often does an air conditioner need maintenance?
- Once a year, ideally before the weather turns warm. Here that means having it looked at before July, since cooling season only runs through August. A yearly check catches a weak capacitor or a dirty coil before it causes a breakdown in the two months you actually need the system.
- Is AC maintenance worth it?
- Yes, especially in a place where the air conditioner only runs two months a year. Lewisburg has also seen 104 damaging wind events and 9 hail events over the past ten years, and a yearly check is when a technician would notice damage to the outdoor unit before it turns into a bigger repair.