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AC Not Cooling
If your AC is running but the house never gets cool, we diagnose and repair it across Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Weak cooling usually traces back to airflow, refrigerant charge, a failing compressor or capacitor, or duct losses in a vented crawlspace. Before you call, check the thermostat settings and batteries, look for a tripped breaker, change a loaded filter, clear leaves and grass off the outdoor unit, and open closed vents. Still warm after that? Call us and we will get a technician out for air conditioning repair.
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People call this an AC not cooling or air conditioner blowing warm air. Same visit, same written quote, same technician.
What an AC Not Cooling Visit Involves
We start at the thermostat and work outward, because "not cooling" covers several different failures. A technician confirms the call for cooling reaches the equipment, measures temperature split across the indoor coil, and checks that the outdoor fan and compressor are both running. From there we look at static pressure and airflow, then refrigerant pressures and superheat if the readings point that way. You get a plain explanation of what we found and what the air conditioner repair needs, before any work starts.
What We Check and Repair
Common causes we find in older homes across the region include a clogged filter or crushed return, a dirty evaporator coil, a failed run capacitor, a contactor that is pitted and dropping out, a plugged condensate drain shutting the system off on a float switch, and low charge from a leak. In humid summers we also see coils icing over from restricted airflow. Crawlspace ducts that have pulled apart or lost insulation bleed cool air under the floor, so we inspect those too.
How We Decide Repair Is the Right Call
We weigh the age and condition of the equipment against what the fix actually solves. A capacitor, contactor, blower motor or drain repair usually returns a system to normal cooling for years. A compressor failure or a refrigerant leak in an old coil is a bigger conversation, and we lay out repair versus replacement with the numbers we measured, not a guess. If duct leakage or an undersized return is the real limit, we say so, because new equipment on bad ducts still leaves rooms warm.
What you get on every job
The quote comes first, in writing
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Why is my AC running constantly but the house stays warm?
Long run times with warm air usually mean the system cannot move enough heat out. Restricted airflow, a dirty coil, low refrigerant or a compressor that is not pumping are the usual causes. We measure to identify which.
Is ice on the line or coil something I can thaw myself?
You can switch the system to fan only and let it thaw, and replace a dirty filter. Do not chip at ice or open refrigerant lines. Ice returns until the underlying airflow or charge problem is repaired.
Why are upstairs rooms hot when downstairs feels fine?
Usually duct problems, not a broken AC. Leaking or disconnected crawlspace and attic ducts, undersized returns, closed vents and heat gain through the roof all show up as one warm floor. We test airflow room by room.
How it works
- Step 1
Tell us the symptom
Call or fill in the form and describe what changed. Warm air, short cycling, a smell, water near the indoor unit. Details like that help us load the right parts before we leave.
- Step 2
We diagnose the whole system
We check the thermostat, the indoor unit, the outdoor unit and the ductwork, including runs in crawlspaces where damp air and loose joints quietly cause weak airflow and long run times.
- Step 3
You approve the fix
We explain what failed, what it takes to repair it, and what we would watch next season. Nothing gets replaced without your yes, and we clean up before we leave.
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Why homeowners call us
- Humidity is our home groundMuggy summers and damp shoulder seasons drive most of the calls we take. We look at moisture and airflow together, not the cooling number alone, because a clammy house often means a sizing or duct problem.
- Crawlspace ducts get checkedOlder homes across the region run supply ducts through vented crawlspaces. Crushed flex, disconnected boots and soaked insulation show up constantly, and we get under the house to look instead of guessing from the register.
- Heating and cooling bothSame crew for air conditioning repair in July and heating repair in January. We know how your furnace, heat pump and air handler share ducts and a blower, so one visit covers the whole system.
- Plain talk on repair or replaceWhen a repair makes sense, we repair it. When a system is failing in ways that will keep costing you, we say so and explain why, then leave the decision with you and your timeline.
- All major brands, gas & electricCarrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman, Rheem, York and more, as an independent company.
- Straight answersIf a system is not worth repairing, we say so, often right on the phone.
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