AC Repair in Deltona, FL
Air conditioners here run from March through November. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Volusia County will get in touch.
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Nine months of cooling wears on an AC fast
Your air conditioner runs from March through November in Deltona. On afternoons that average 91°F, it is not cycling off much. It runs long stretches to hold the house at temperature, and that kind of run time wears on the compressor and the fan motor.
Deltona has also seen 27 damaging wind events and 42 hail events over the past ten years. Wind can knock debris into the outdoor unit or rock it on its pad. Hail up to 2 inches has come down in the area, and that size can bend the thin fins on a condenser coil. Once those fins are bent, the coil can't move heat the way it should, and the system struggles to cool on the hot afternoons it needs to work hardest.
- 9 months
- March through November, your air conditioner is on duty
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 42 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 27 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 Volusia County home.
Estimates for a typical Volusia County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Florida 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.
Florida requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industry Licensing Board tested the contractor before issuing that license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to this particular repair, so it stays in effect from one job to the next rather than being issued per visit.
For an air conditioner repair, that state license is what stands behind the work. If the repair involves opening the refrigerant side of the system, which most AC repairs do, the technician doing that part also has to hold EPA Section 608 certification. That certification is federal and applies in every state, so it comes on top of the Florida license, not in place of it.
Sources: Florida Legislature · Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- A dirty air filter is the most common cause. It chokes off airflow across the coil, and the air coming out feels weak or warm. Low refrigerant from a leak or a failing compressor can cause the same thing. Check the filter first. If it's clean and the air still isn't cold, a contractor needs to check refrigerant levels and the compressor.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Your AC pulls moisture out of the air as it cools, and that water drains out through the condensate line. When that line clogs with algae or debris, the water backs up and finds another way out, often through the vent or around the indoor unit. A dirty air filter can cause the same leak a different way, by freezing the evaporator coil, which then thaws and overflows the drain pan. A contractor can clear the line and find where the water is actually coming from.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Check your thermostat first. Dead batteries or a tripped breaker are the most common causes, and both are easy to rule out. If the thermostat has power and the breaker hasn't tripped, the problem is likely a failed part inside the unit, like the capacitor or contactor. That needs a contractor to diagnose.