AC Repair in Brookhaven, MS
Air conditioners here run from May through October. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Lincoln County will get in touch.
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Six months of Mississippi heat wears on your AC
Your air conditioner runs from May through October in Brookhaven, six months a year. On afternoons that average 91°F, the compressor runs long hours to keep the house cool, day after day, month after month. That kind of run time wears on the parts that keep it going, and a compressor under that much strain is more likely to fail when you need it most.
Lincoln County has also seen 79 damaging wind events and 25 hail events over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.5 inches. The outdoor unit sits outside through all of it, and hail that size can bend the fins on the coil or damage the fan. If your AC is running rough or not cooling like it used to after a storm, the outdoor unit is worth a look.
- 6 months
- May through October, your air conditioner is on duty
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 25 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 79 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $70 a year off cooling for a typical Lincoln County home.
Estimates for a typical Lincoln County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Mississippi 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.
Mississippi requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Mississippi State Board of Contractors licenses HVAC contractors statewide. That license is tied to the contractor, not to any single job, so it followed them through every system they have worked on, not just this one.
For a repair on your air conditioner, that license is what stands behind the person in your home, but the refrigerant side of the job carries its own federal requirement on top of it. Any technician who opens the sealed system to touch the refrigerant has to hold EPA Section 608 certification, no matter what state they work in. On an air conditioner repair, that certification covers the part of the job most likely to go wrong.
Source: Mississippi State Board of Contractors
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- Most of the time the cause is a dirty filter or low refrigerant. When the filter clogs, air can't move through the coil right and the coil can ice over, so what comes out the vents feels warm or weak. Low refrigerant means a leak somewhere in the line, and that's not something to top off yourself, since anyone who opens the refrigerant side of your system has to hold an EPA certification. If the filter looks clean and the air is still warm, have a contractor check the refrigerant charge and the coil.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Water around your unit usually means the condensate line is clogged or the coil has iced over and is now melting. The line drains water the coil pulls out of the air, and algae or dirt can block it over time, backing water up until it overflows the pan. Ice on the coil points to something else, often airflow blocked by a dirty filter or refrigerant running low. Either way, a contractor can clear the line or find what's causing the ice.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with your thermostat and your breaker before assuming the worst. A dead thermostat battery or a tripped breaker will stop the system cold with no other symptoms. If those check out, the problem is likely inside the unit, in the capacitor or the contactor that starts the compressor. With storms rolling through Brookhaven often enough, a power surge from lightning is also a common reason a unit won't restart, so a contractor should check for that before replacing any part.