Your Braddock Heights AC has stopped keeping up, and you shouldn't have to guess which part failed. On the mountain, the house has usually earned its cool by July - so when the vents go warm, tell us what changed. We'll let the diagnosis follow the equipment.
Before you call, check the thermostat mode and setpoint (drop it 3 to 5 degrees below the room), and look at the filter without opening the cabinet. If it's been more than 60 to 90 days since the last swap, that's a strong suspect. Open the vents. Check the returns too. Note which rooms feel wrong, plus any ice, water, a new noise, or a breaker that keeps tripping.
Your Braddock Heights AC has stopped keeping up, and you shouldn't have to guess which part failed. On the mountain, the house has usually earned its cool by July - so when the vents go warm, tell us what changed. We'll let the diagnosis follow the equipment.
We test in the order the symptom points: airflow through the filter, coil, and registers first, then the controls and electrical operation, the drain near the indoor equipment, and the refrigerant circuit. Refrigerant work stays with qualified service personnel only.
Diagnosis first, then a written recommendation and your approval. After that comes the repair, and we test the system again before we call it done.
Repair's often the right call when the fault's clear and the rest of the system's in decent shape. If failures keep coming back, a major component's involved, comfort's still poor, or the equipment no longer fits the home, we'll compare replacement once the system and airflow are diagnosed.
It could be the thermostat setting, restricted airflow, an outdoor unit problem, or a fault in the cooling circuit. Note when it started and whether every room's affected. That's what actually narrows it down.
Confirm the thermostat's calling for cooling, check the filter, and make sure supply vents and return grilles are open. Look at the outdoor unit from a safe distance, but don't remove panels, touch wiring, handle refrigerant, or open the cabinet.
Turn the system off if it's safe, protect anything nearby, and get it looked at. Ice usually points at airflow or the cooling circuit, while water usually means the drain. The symptom alone won't tell you which.
Not automatically. A clear fault on a well-maintained system is often worth fixing. Repeated failures, a major part gone, poor comfort even after service, or equipment that no longer fits the home: those are the reasons to compare replacement.
We start with what changed and how the system's behaving, then follow it through the airflow, the controls, the drain, the refrigerant circuit, and how the home itself affects comfort.
Tell us what changed and what the system is doing now.