AC Repair services in New Orleans
About a third of ac repair calls in New Orleans turn out to be something the homeowner could fix in 10 minutes with a $12 part. We'll tell you which third. What we won't do: try to sell you a service plan, push the most expensive option, or send a sales rep before sending a tech.
What's typical for this job
Most AC repair calls come down to one of six causes: low refrigerant from a slow leak, failed capacitor, failed contactor, dirty condenser coil, blower motor failure, or compressor failure.
The diagnostic determines which. We run refrigerant pressures (high and low side), superheat/subcool calculation, voltage at the contactor, capacitor microfarads, and a temperature-split test on the supply and return.
About 60% of summer no-cool calls turn out to be one of three things: low refrigerant ($240-$650 to find and seal the leak, plus refrigerant), bad capacitor ($165-$325 to replace), or dirty condenser ($95-$195 to clean).
Compressor failures are the expensive ones — $1,800 to $3,800 typically. On any unit over 10 years old, we walk through the math on repair vs. replace before quoting the compressor swap.
Notes on New Orleans housing stock
We dispatch from a shop near the city limits, so New Orleans runs are quick. Suburbs and outlying towns run longer.
What it costs
For ac repair jobs in the New Orleans area:
- Diagnostic visit: $80 – $120
- Capacitor replacement: $150 – $300
- Refrigerant leak find + seal + recharge: $220 – $600
- Condenser coil cleaning: $85 – $180
- Contactor replacement: $170 – $315
- Blower motor replacement: $385 – $810
- Compressor replacement: $1,655 – $3,495
Other things we handle locally
- Ductwork Cleaning, Sealing & Repair in New Orleans
- AC Maintenance & Tune-Ups in New Orleans
- AC Installation & Replacement in New Orleans
- Mini-Split & Ductless Systems in New Orleans
One we ran last year
A New Orleans customer in their 12-year-old home had been chasing AC running but blowing room-temperature air on a 102°F day for weeks before calling. Refrigerant leak at the suction line schrader valve was the actual cause. We located leak with electronic detector, sealed and recharged, system back to spec in under 90 minutes; everything stable since. About $202 all in.