AC Repair in Greenwood, IN
Air conditioners here run from June through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Johnson County will get in touch.
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Four months of hard running in Greenwood heat
Your air conditioner works June through September here, with summer afternoons averaging 83°F. That is four months of long, steady runtime, and the condenser fan and compressor carry that load every one of those days.
Johnson County has also seen 26 hail events and 39 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 2 inches. Hail bends the thin fins on the outdoor coil, and wind can send branches or debris straight into the unit. Either one shows up the same way, as an AC that runs but cools poorly, or one that trips off and won't restart.
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 83°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 26 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 39 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 Johnson County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Johnson County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Indiana 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.
In Indiana, HVAC licensing for homes is left to the counties and cities.
Indiana does not license HVAC contractors at the state level. Johnson County and the cities inside it set their own rules for who can do this work, so whether a license is required here depends on the address. There is no state exam and no state record behind the work. What applies is whatever the county or the city requires, and that can differ from one town to the next.
Repairing an air conditioner means opening the refrigerant side of the system. Federal law requires EPA Section 608 certification for that, in every state, no matter what Indiana does or does not require. That certification is what stands behind this job here. Indiana adds nothing to it at the state level.
Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development · State of Indiana
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common cause is a dirty air filter choking off airflow, so start there before anything else. If the filter is clean, low refrigerant from a leak is the next likely cause, and that needs a licensed contractor to find and fix. A frozen evaporator coil will also cut off cold air, and it can happen from either of those problems, so let the system sit off for a few hours before running it again.
- 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 system's life and block it. A frozen evaporator coil that then thaws can also flood the drain pan faster than it can clear, so if the air was blowing warm before the leak started, that is likely the cause.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check the thermostat first, since a dead battery or a setting bumped off cool will stop the system before anything else does. If the thermostat looks fine, check the breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole unit. Summers here run June through September with afternoons averaging 83°F, so a system that won't start on a hot day is worth getting looked at quickly rather than waiting.