Wilson has completed over 500 heating and cooling jobs at Akron addresses, and more than 250 of those were service calls: a system not doing its job and a homeowner who wanted it fixed. When your central air or heat pump stops keeping up in July, our technicians test the equipment, tell you what failed and give you the price before they touch it.
Call 330-920-0225. The call center answers 24/7, and we run service calls 7 days a week.
When to call for AC repair
- Vents blow air, but it is room temperature or only slightly cool.
- The outdoor condenser fan is not spinning while the system runs.
- Frost or ice on the larger copper line at the outdoor unit or on the indoor coil.
- Water pooling near the furnace or air handler during cooling season.
- Short cycling: the system starts, runs a few minutes and shuts off, over and over.
- Buzzing, grinding or rattling from the outdoor unit.
- The upstairs stays several degrees warmer than the thermostat setting all afternoon.
A few checks first: thermostat on cool with a setpoint below room temperature, a clean filter, and the breaker and outdoor disconnect switched on. If all three are fine and the house is warm, shut the system off if you see ice and call us.
How our technicians repair air conditioners
Testing before parts
The technician confirms the thermostat is calling for cooling, then works through the electrical side of the condenser: the run capacitor, contactor, fan motor and wiring. Next come the refrigerant readings. Suction and liquid line pressures, along with superheat and subcooling, show whether the system is undercharged, overcharged or starved for airflow. A system that is low on refrigerant has a leak, and the fix is finding it, not refilling it every summer.
Repairs we make most often
Weak or failed capacitors, burned contactors, seized condenser fan motors, iced evaporator coils caused by dirty filters or a weak blower, and clogged condensate lines that trip a safety switch. Larger jobs include leak repair and coil replacement. A failed compressor is the most expensive repair on the system.
Knowing when to stop repairing
Older systems that use a refrigerant no longer produced in the United States are expensive to recharge, and a compressor failure on an aging unit often costs a large share of a new system. Your technician will lay out both paths with prices. If you want a replacement number, start with our HVAC estimate tool.
Heating and cooling work in Akron
Wilson has completed over 4,000 jobs at Akron addresses, about 85 percent of them for homeowners. Most of that work is plumbing: over 2,000 plumbing jobs, about three in four. Heating and cooling accounted for over 500 jobs, or 17 percent, and electrical for more than 250.
Within the HVAC work, the split leans toward repair. About six in ten Akron HVAC jobs were service calls, more than 100 were equipment installations and over 50 were tune-ups. In practice that means most of the Akron homeowners who call us about heating or cooling want a working system back, and a repair is often the right answer. When it is not, your technician will tell you why.
Because the same company handles your plumbing and electrical, an AC problem that turns out to be a damaged disconnect, a tripping circuit or a condensate line that needs rerouting to a drain can be handled without a second contractor.
What the visit includes
Your technician asks what you noticed and when it started, inspects the outdoor unit, indoor coil, blower and drain, and shows you the failed part or reading. Pricing is upfront and given before any repair begins. When there is more than one reasonable fix, you see each option and choose.
Healthy Home Membership and your air conditioner
A spring tune-up catches the weak capacitor and the dirty condenser coil before the first heat wave does. The Healthy Home Membership is $15 a month and covers up to 2 HVAC maintenance visits a year, waives the dispatch fee and takes 15% off repairs. New HVAC installations carry an extended 10 year parts and labor warranty. Terms apply, with a 12-month minimum.
More from Wilson in Akron
Browse our cooling services, or see everything Wilson does in Akron. When the weather turns, our Akron furnace repair and Akron boiler repair pages cover the heating side.
FAQs
Akron AC repair questions
Does Wilson do AC repair in Akron?
Yes. Wilson has completed over 500 heating and cooling jobs at Akron addresses, including more than 250 service calls. We repair central air conditioners and heat pumps, and the call center answers 24/7 to put you on the schedule.
Is it usually worth repairing an AC in Akron, or replacing it?
Most of our Akron HVAC calls end in repair: service calls outnumber installations about two to one. Replacement makes more sense when the compressor fails on an older system or the unit uses an outdated refrigerant. Your technician prices both so you can compare.
Why is there ice on my air conditioner line?
Ice usually means the indoor coil is too cold, from a clogged filter, a weak blower or low refrigerant caused by a leak. Turn the system off and let it thaw so the compressor is not damaged, then have a technician find the cause.
Why does my AC cool the first floor but not upstairs?
Some temperature difference between floors is normal because heat rises. A large gap can point to an undersized system, restricted ductwork, closed returns or low refrigerant. A technician can measure airflow and temperature split to tell which one you are dealing with.
What should I do before my Akron AC repair visit?
Clear a path to the outdoor unit and the indoor furnace or air handler, note when the problem started and any sounds or error lights, and change the filter if it is dirty. That helps the technician get to the cause faster.
Schedule AC repair in Akron
Call 330-920-0225 or book online. You get the price before work starts.