Heating, Cooling & Electrical
A/C & Heating Repair
A Georgia summer is no time for warm air. We diagnose and repair automotive air conditioning and heating — compressors, leaks, controls, and all.
Signs you may need a/c & heating
In a Georgia summer, a dead A/C isn't a luxury problem — it's a get-it-fixed-today problem. We diagnose the whole system and find why it's not cooling, instead of dumping in a can of refrigerant and sending you back out into the heat.
We find the leak, then recharge it right
Most weak or warm A/C comes down to one thing: lost refrigerant. And refrigerant doesn't get used up — if it's low, it's leaking somewhere. We pull a vacuum, test for leaks, and fix the actual source — a tired compressor seal, a corroded condenser, an O-ring — before we recharge to the correct factory charge. Overfilling cools worse and can wreck the compressor, so we weigh it in, not guess.
Weak airflow and the parts behind the dash
If the air is cold but barely moving, the problem is usually airflow, not refrigerant — a clogged cabin filter, a failing blower motor, or a stuck blend door sending the air to the wrong place. Those blend and mode actuators are also why some trucks blow cold on one side and hot on the other, or won't switch over to defrost when you need it most.
Don't forget the heat
The same system runs your heat and defrost, and a North Georgia cold snap will find a weak heater core or a stuck control fast. We diagnose no-heat and weak-defrost complaints too, so you're covered both directions. Cooling or heating, call or text us at (912) 601-7083 and we'll get to the root of it.
A/C & Heating — common questions
My A/C was cold last year and now it's warm — what happened?
Almost always a slow refrigerant leak that finally dropped the charge too low. We find where it's leaking and fix that, then recharge — topping it off without fixing the leak just buys you a few weeks.
Can you just add refrigerant to get me by?
We can recharge it, but if it's low there's a leak, and a recharge alone won't last. We'd rather find the leak so you're not back in a month. We'll always tell you what it actually needs.
Why is there a musty smell when I turn on the A/C?
Usually mildew on a damp evaporator and a dirty cabin air filter. A fresh filter and an evaporator treatment normally clears it up, and we'll check that the drain isn't plugged.
Related services
While we have it in
Athens, GA & Northeast Georgia
Need a/c & heating? Let's get it fixed.
Call or text Appalachian Auto & Diesel and describe what's going on. Honest diagnosis, fair pricing, and repairs done right the first time.