Homeowners' pick for heating and cooling across central Kentucky and the Bluegrass
Refrigerant Leak Repair
We find and repair refrigerant leaks in residential air conditioning systems across Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia. If your AC runs constantly but the house never cools, the outdoor line is icing over, or a previous company added refrigerant and the cooling faded again within a season, that is a leak. Refrigerant is not consumed the way fuel is, so a low system means it escaped somewhere. Call us and we will locate the leak, show you what we found, and lay out the repair options before anything is charged back in.
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What refrigerant leak repair involves
We start by measuring pressures and temperatures to confirm the system is actually low, because low airflow from a clogged filter or a failing blower can look the same from the thermostat. Once low charge is confirmed, we search the whole circuit: the outdoor coil, the indoor coil, the line set, brazed joints, service valves and the accessible connections. Electronic detection and bubble solution find most leaks. When the leak is hidden inside a wall or under a slab, we may add dye and return after the system has run.
What we check and repair
Coil leaks are common, especially on older indoor coils and on outdoor units that sat in weeds or took years of lawn chemicals. Line set rub-throughs show up in farmhouses where the copper was run through a joist or crawlspace long after the house was built. We also see leaking service valves, cracked flare fittings and failed brazed joints. Depending on the location we repair the joint, replace the coil, or replace a section of line set, then evacuate the system properly and weigh in the correct charge.
How we decide it is the right call
Repair makes sense when the leak is in one accessible spot, the compressor is healthy, and the system is still on a refrigerant that is reasonable to buy. We talk differently about a fifteen year old unit with a pinholed indoor coil and an older refrigerant type, because the coil cost plus the charge can approach the price of replacing the outdoor and indoor equipment together. We give you both numbers and the honest odds on each. Topping off a known leak year after year is the one option we will not recommend.
What every visit includes
Written quote before any work
Covering 125 cities across Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and 3 more.You reach a person, not a menu
Open 7 days, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET.Every major brand, gas and electric
Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman and more. We are not an authorized dealer for any of them.Refrigerant Leak Repair — quick answers
Can you just add refrigerant instead of repairing the leak?
We can add refrigerant to get you through a hot stretch, but it will leak out again and the same problem returns. We would rather find the leak first so you are deciding with real information, not repeating the charge every summer.
How long does finding a refrigerant leak take?
Most leaks are located in one visit, often within an hour or two of testing. Slow leaks hidden in a wall or buried line set sometimes need dye and a follow-up trip after the system has run for a week or so.
Is a refrigerant leak dangerous in my home?
Refrigerant is not something to breathe, but residential leaks are usually slow and disperse. The bigger risk is running a low system, which starves and overheats the compressor. Shut the AC off at the thermostat and call us.
How it works
- Step 1
Tell us the symptom
Call or fill in the quote form and describe what changed. Warm air, no air, a smell, a noise, a breaker that keeps tripping. That detail tells us what parts to bring along.
- Step 2
We diagnose on site
We check the thermostat, the electrical side, airflow and the equipment itself before we quote anything. If the problem sits in the ductwork rather than the unit, we say so plainly.
- Step 3
We repair and explain
Most air conditioning repair and heating repair work finishes in one visit. We show you the failed part, explain what caused it, and tell you what to watch for next season.
- A real person answers
- Open 7 days
- Written quote before work starts
Why homeowners call us
- Propane and dual fuelPlenty of homes in our service area run propane heat or a dual fuel setup with a heat pump. We know how those systems switch over and why a bad changeover setting can leave you cold and burning fuel.
- Older houses, added ductworkFarmhouses often got ducts decades after they were built, run through crawl spaces and attics. When the equipment tests fine but rooms still fight each other, we look at the duct runs and static pressure.
- Repair before replacementA failed capacitor, a cracked wire, a clogged drain or a bad control board is a repair, not a new system. We tell you when the equipment is genuinely finished and when it is not.
- Plain talk on the phoneWe ask what the thermostat reads, whether the outdoor unit is spinning, and when it last worked normally. That two minute conversation often shortens the visit and keeps the repair cost down.
- 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.
Refrigerant Leak Repair
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Describe the system and your ZIP. The written quote comes before any work.
- A real person answers
- Open 7 days
- Written quotes
- All major brands
- Gas & electric
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