Heating & Air Service in Wilmington, NC

Your AC stopped blowing cold air again, maybe it’s making that weird grinding noise, or maybe it just shut off completely right before your in-laws are supposed to visit. Most AC problems we see come from three things: dirty coils (thanks, coastal air), refrigerant leaks, or compressors that finally gave up. Salt air does a number on outdoor units, especially if you live anywhere near the water – we’ve pulled units from properties on Carolina Beach Road that looked like they’d been sitting in the ocean.

Our ac system repair process starts with figuring out what actually broke, then we give you real numbers, not “estimates” that somehow double when the work’s done. Most repairs we can finish same day, and yeah, we stock parts for all the major brands in our trucks so we’re not making you wait three days for a capacitor.

Look, I know what your thinking – we barely use heat in Wilmington. But when we need it, we NEED it. Those February mornings when it drops into the 20s? Your heat pump better work. Heat pumps are tricky down here because they pull double duty all year, and the defrost cycle gets confused when we have those weird 40-degree mornings followed by 70-degree afternoons.

Gas furnaces are simpler but they got their own problems. We see alot of pilot light issues and thermocouple failures, and they always seem to happen at 6am on the coldest morning of the year. We handle everything from heat pumps that won’t switch to heat mode, to gas furnaces that are cycling on and off every five minutes. If it’s supposed to make your house warm and it’s not doing it, we’ll figure out why.

Ever notice how dusty your house gets right after the AC kicks on for the season? Or how one bedroom is always hotter than the rest? Duct cleaning isn’t something you need every year, but every 3-5 years makes sense. We see mold growth in ducts pretty regular in Wilmington, especially in homes near the water or in heavily shaded areas. Not enough to make you sick usually, but enough to smell weird when the system runs.

Natural gas is pretty common in the older parts of Wilmington – downtown, Sunset Park, Carolina Heights – and most furnace problems are either ignition issues or airflow problems. The ignition stuff like pilot lights, igniters, and gas valves is pretty straightforward, but the airflow stuff could be your blower motor, a clogged filter you forgot about, or ductwork that was never sized right in the first place. Here’s what drives me crazy: Companies that want to sell you a whole new furnace when you just need a simple part replacement. If your furnace is under 15 years old and the heat exchanger isn’t cracked, we can probably fix it. We do gas piping work too, which matters because sometimes the problem isn’t your furnace at all – it’s the gas line feeding it.