Electrical & HVAC Services in Roanoke, VA

Usually repair. A bad capacitor or a clogged drain is a same-day fix. Replace it when the compressor goes, the coil leaks, or the system keeps losing refrigerant. Age matters too. Past 15 years, another big repair is rarely worth the money. We check the system first, then tell you straight which one you are looking at.

Start with the filter. A dirty one chokes airflow, and it is the most common cause we see. After that it is usually low refrigerant, a dirty coil, or a failed capacitor. We test the system to find the cause before we replace anything.

A breaker trips for a reason. Usually an overloaded circuit, damaged wiring, or a short. If you are resetting the same one over and over, stop and have it checked. The breaker is doing its job by telling you something is wrong.

Your AC has a safety switch that cuts power when water backs up in the drain pan. It stops the water before it reaches your ceiling. So a clogged drain looks like a dead air conditioner even though the unit itself is fine. It is one of the cheaper fixes we do.

Not always. It depends on your panel size, open breaker space, and how much power the house already uses. Plenty of homes take a new circuit with no panel work at all. We check before you buy the equipment so there are no surprises.

Refrigerant does not get used up. If yours is low, it leaked out. Topping it off cools the house for a while, then you are right back where you started and out the money. We look for the leak first.

We start with airflow, refrigerant pressure, and the electrical parts, because that is where most failures show up. From there we follow whatever the system is telling us. We want to find the cause the first time.

Yes, and we do it often. Usually it comes down to a loose connection, the wrong part, or a repair that never touched the real problem. We look at what is there and tell you what it needs.

One loose wire knocks out a whole string of outlets. A blown fuse or a tripped breaker is often the first sign, not the whole story. Finding what caused it keeps it from coming back next month.

Clogged drains, dirty coils, weak capacitors, and airflow problems. These are the parts that quit on the first 95 degree day in July or the first hard freeze in January. Catching them in spring or fall costs a lot less than an emergency call.