AC Repair in Martinsville, IN
Air conditioners here run from June through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Morgan County will get in touch.
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Four months of heat, and storms in between
Your air conditioner in Martinsville has one real season, June through September, and it has to work through afternoons that average 83°F. That kind of steady heat load keeps the compressor running long hours day after day, and it's the compressor and the fan motor that feel that strain first. When one of them is on the way out, you'll notice the air isn't as cold as it should be, or the unit runs and runs without catching up.
Morgan County has also seen 27 hail events and 36 damaging wind events over the past ten years, with hail up to 1.75 inches. A unit sitting outside through that kind of weather can end up with a dented cabinet or bent coil fins, and either one cuts down on the airflow it needs to cool the house.
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 83°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 27 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 36 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 Morgan County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Morgan 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 has no state HVAC license, so whether Morgan County requires anything of a contractor comes down to the county and city rule itself, not a state board. No state record of testing or standing exists for HVAC contractors here. What applies instead depends entirely on what the local rule in Morgan County says.
For a repair on your air conditioner, the one protection that holds regardless of county is federal. Refrigerant repair means opening the sealed side of the system, and any technician who does that must hold EPA Section 608 certification, in Morgan County or anywhere else in the country. That certification covers the refrigerant handling itself. It says nothing about the rest of the repair, and it exists whether or not Morgan County has a licensing rule of its own.
Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development · State of Indiana
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common reason is a dirty air filter choking off airflow across the coil. When air can't move through, the coil can ice up and what comes out of the vents turns warm or weak. A refrigerant leak causes the same thing, but that's not something you can see or fix by looking at the unit. If the filter looks clean and it's still blowing warm, the system needs a contractor to check refrigerant levels and the coil itself.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your unit usually means the condensate drain line is clogged. Your AC pulls moisture out of the air as it cools your home, and that water is supposed to run out through a small drain line to the outside. Algae and dirt build up in that line over time and block it, so the water backs up and drips or pools near the indoor unit instead. A frozen coil that's thawing can cause the same puddle, so if you've also noticed weak airflow, mention that to whoever comes to look at it.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with your thermostat. Check that it's set to cool and set below the room temperature, and if it runs on batteries, try fresh ones. If the thermostat looks right, check your breaker panel, since a tripped breaker will shut the whole system down with no warning. If the breaker keeps tripping once you reset it, stop resetting it and have a contractor find out why, since that usually points to a problem in the unit itself and not the panel.