AC Repair in Lewisburg, WV
Air conditioners here run from July through August. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Greenbrier County will get in touch.
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Two months of real heat, then long stretches of quiet
Your air conditioner only earns its keep in July and August here, with afternoons averaging 79°F. That short, hard push is different from running steady all summer. The system sits idle most of the year, then gets asked to start up and carry a real load right when it matters most, and a unit that was already weak often shows it in the first hot week.
Greenbrier County has logged 104 damaging wind events and 9 hail storms over the past ten years, with hail up to 1.75 inches. Wind that strong can bend the thin fins on your outdoor coil or knock the unit out of level, and hail that size can dent the cabinet or damage the fan blade. If your air conditioner is blowing warmer than it used to, or you hear a new rattle or scrape from the outdoor unit, that kind of storm damage is worth ruling out.
- 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
A new air conditioner would save little on running costs in Greenbrier County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Greenbrier County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, West Virginia 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.
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
West Virginia's Commissioner of Labor issues the license, and it belongs to the contractor, not to any single job. It covers this repair and every other job that contractor takes on, not just this one.
For this repair, that license is what stands behind the contractor's work. Since fixing an air conditioner usually means opening the refrigerant side of the system, whoever does that work also has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, a federal requirement in every state. That certification is not a stand-in for the state license. It covers the refrigerant work specifically, and the license is what covers the contractor doing it.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common reason is a dirty air filter choking off airflow across the coil. When that happens the coil can ice up, and once it's iced over the air coming through the vents turns warm. A low refrigerant charge causes the same thing, usually from a leak somewhere in the line set or coil. Check the filter first. If it's clean and the vents are still warm, the system needs a technician to check the charge, since that means opening the refrigerant side, and that work requires EPA certification.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your unit almost always means the condensate drain line is clogged. Algae and dirt build up inside that line over a cooling season and block the water from draining out, so it backs up and spills over the drain pan instead. A dirty air filter can also cause this indirectly, by icing the coil, and when that ice melts it makes more water than the drain pan and line are built to handle at once. Either way, a contractor can clear the line and check the pan for cracks.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to cool and set below the room temperature, and that it has power if it runs on batteries. If the thermostat looks right, check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole unit. Lewisburg has had 104 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages from storms like those can trip a breaker without you noticing. If the breaker is fine and the unit still won't start, the issue is inside the system and needs a technician to diagnose.