AC Repair in Eliot, Maine

Outside of peak heat waves, most cooling repair calls are seen within a few days and often the same week. During a stretch of 90-degree days we prioritize homes with no working cooling at all. Call and tell us what the unit is doing — we will give you a realistic window, not a guess.

All three. Most Southern Maine cooling is a ductless mini-split or a heat pump in cooling mode, and those make up the majority of our repair calls. We also service conventional central air condensers paired with a furnace and air handler.

A sealed system should never lose refrigerant, so a low charge means a leak. We can add refrigerant to get you through a heat wave, but we will tell you it is temporary. Finding and repairing the leak is the real fix and avoids paying for the same refrigerant every summer.

Repair a newer system with a single failed part. Replace when the unit is past 12–15 years, uses phased-out R-22 refrigerant, needs a compressor out of warranty, or has needed refrigerant more than one season. Efficiency Maine rebates on qualifying cold-climate heat pumps often tip the decision toward a new system that also heats.

Usually a failing capacitor or a compressor drawing too much current on startup — both create a surge the breaker reads as a fault. It can also be a worn breaker or a shared circuit. Stop resetting it repeatedly; each trip stresses the compressor. We diagnose which it is on the first visit.

No. Repairs and part replacements on an existing system do not require a permit. Replacing the outdoor unit or installing a new system does involve electrical permitting and inspection, which we handle in-house as a licensed Maine electrical contractor.