AC Repair in New Albany, IN
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Floyd County will get in touch.
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Five months of Floyd County summer add up
Your air conditioner runs from May through September here, working against summer afternoons that average 86°F. That is steady heat, not extreme, but it means long runtimes day after day for five months straight, and that adds wear to the parts that keep the compressor cycling.
Floyd County has also seen 41 damaging wind events and 17 hail storms over the past ten years, with hail up to 1.75 inches. Wind that strong can bend the fins on your outdoor coil or knock the unit out of level. Hail that size can dent the cabinet and crush the fins flat, and once they are crushed down, the coil cannot move heat the way it should.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 86°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 17 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 41 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 Floyd County, so the repair decision comes down to the unit's condition.
Estimates for a typical Floyd 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.
Floyd County sets its own rule for who can do HVAC work on a house, since Indiana leaves that decision to counties and cities. Whether a contractor needs a local license, and what that license checks, depends on what the county or any city inside it has set up. There is no state exam or state record behind the work here, so whatever record exists is local to Floyd County.
What you can count on regardless of any local rule is EPA Section 608. Repairing an air conditioner almost always means opening the refrigerant side, and any technician who does that, anywhere in the country, has to hold that federal certification. It is not a state or county license, and it does not cover wiring or airflow work, but it is the one credential that applies to this job no matter where the house sits in Floyd County.
Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development · State of Indiana
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Usually it means the refrigerant is low or airflow through the system is blocked. A dirty air filter can choke off airflow enough that the air coming out feels weak or warm, so check that first. If the filter is clean, the outdoor coil could be caked with dirt, or the system could be low on refrigerant from a leak, and both need a contractor to fix properly. Running the system low on refrigerant can damage the compressor, so it is worth having someone look at it soon rather than waiting.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most often the condensate drain line is clogged. Your AC pulls moisture out of the air as it cools, and that water is supposed to run out through a 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 inside instead. A frozen coil that then thaws can cause the same thing, so if the air also feels weak or warm, that is likely what is happening.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat and the breaker before assuming the worst. Make sure the thermostat is set to cool and below the room temperature, and check that the breaker for the AC hasn't tripped. If both of those look fine, the problem could be the capacitor, a failed contactor, or a wiring issue, and those need a licensed contractor to diagnose. Summer afternoons here average 86°F, so a system that won't start is worth getting looked at quickly.