HVAC and Plumbing Resources

The Air Conditioner Is Frozen

Shut cooling off and let the ice melt. A frozen coil on a hot New Orleans afternoon is almost always starved of airflow or low on refrigerant. Change a crushed filter if you can do it safely. Do not add refrigerant yourself, and do not keep the compressor running under a blanket of ice. When it has thawed, book AC repair.

Before A Hurricane

• Know where the disconnect is and that the condenser is actually anchored to the pad.
• Clear the condensate drain so a day of sideways rain does not fill the pan.
• Photograph the nameplate. If the unit is damaged, you will want the model number without crawling outside during the cleanup.
• Do not run a system that was under floodwater. Say that when you call. It changes the repair.

Water In The AC Closet

If the leak happens only while the system runs, suspect the condensate drain, the float switch, or a cracked pan before you suspect a roof. Turn the system off so it stops making water. That ticket can start as maintenance or repair. If fixtures are also backing up, call plumbing.

Sewage At The Lowest Drain

Stop using water in the house. A single slow lavatory is a fixture stoppage. Sewage at the tub or floor drain is the building drain or the lateral. Chemical openers make the backup worse to work in. Start with emergency plumbing if it is happening now, or sewer line repair if it keeps coming back.

Every Page On This Site

The directory below is the full 50-page set: company pages, HVAC, plumbing, and the New Orleans and Metairie AC repair areas. Use it if you would rather scan than hunt through menus.