Estero AC repair from techs who show you what failed
We repair, replace and maintain air conditioning for homes in Estero and the rest of southern Lee County, including central air, heat pumps, mini-splits and air handlers. Call, text or tap the chat button and tell us what your system is doing.
You see the part
Before we replace anything, you’ll see the swollen capacitor, the burnt contactor or the reading on the meter, and you’ll hear the price first.
We stay in Lee County
Estero, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, San Carlos Park, Gateway, Three Oaks and Fort Myers Beach.
Homes only
Split systems, heat pumps and ductless units in houses and villas, lake homes included. That’s the work we know.
AC repair in Estero, explained in plain words
Most homes we work on in Estero run a split system. There’s a condenser or heat pump outside on a pad, an air handler in the garage, a closet or the attic, and a PVC drain line carrying water out to the yard. When the house won’t cool, the problem is almost always in one of those three places.
We start by testing, not guessing. Gauges go on the refrigerant lines, a meter goes on the capacitor and the contactor, and we look at the drain and the float switch before we say a word about parts. Then we walk you over and show you what we found.
You get the price before the work starts. If you’d rather think it over, that’s fine.
What we fix and install
AC repair
Warm air, a humming outdoor unit, water at the air handler or a system that shut itself off. We find the cause, show you and fix it.
AC repair details
AC installation
New central AC, heat pump and mini-split systems sized with a load calculation, set level, anchored and finished with a drain built to stay clear.
AC installation details
AC maintenance
Tune-ups that rinse the coils, flush the drain, test the capacitor and check refrigerant pressures before the rainy season puts the system to work.
AC maintenance detailsEstero homes and Estero weather
An AC here works a long season. The National Weather Service dates Southwest Florida’s rainy season from May 15 through October 15, and those months bring humidity, heavy afternoon storms and frequent lightning on top of the heat.
Lightning is hard on air conditioners. The Weather Service notes that a strike can send a surge that damages electronics some distance away, and the capacitor and control board in your system are electronics. When a system goes quiet after a storm, those are two of the first things we test.
The gated communities add their own habits. Hedges get planted tight around condensers to hide them, and the yard crew’s mulch ends up over the drain outlet. Neither one is a big deal until the coil can’t breathe or the drain backs up, so we point both out when we see them.
What we fix most often
The same handful of parts fail every summer: run capacitors, contactors, condenser fan motors, blower motors and control boards. Drain lines clog because the system pulls a lot of water out of humid air, and that water carries dust and slime with it.
Refrigerant leaks are the other big one. A system doesn’t use refrigerant up, so a low charge means a leak somewhere, and we’d rather find it than keep refilling it. Our AC repair page covers the full list.
Not everything needs fixing. A lot of what we do is AC maintenance: rinsing the coil, flushing the drain and testing the capacitor before summer, so the weak part gets swapped on a mild morning instead of failing on the hottest afternoon of the year.
Guides for homeowners
Clogged AC drain line
Water at the air handler or an AC that shut itself off? How the condensate drain clogs, what the float switch does and what you can safely try.
Read the guideFailing AC capacitor
Humming outdoor unit, fan not spinning, AC slow to start? How a failing capacitor shows itself and why Florida heat wears it out.
Read the guideRepair or replace your AC
How to weigh the system’s age, its refrigerant and the size of the repair before you spend money on either option.
Read the guideAC acting up? Tell us what it’s doing.
Call or text, or tap the chat button in the corner. Tell us what the system is doing and where you are, and we’ll take it from there.
Questions we get
Do you work on heat pumps?
Yes. A heat pump is an air conditioner that can also run in reverse to heat the house, and they’re common in Florida homes. We repair them, keep them maintained and replace them when the time comes.
Do you tell me the price before you start?
Yes. We find the problem, show it to you and give you the price for the repair. Nothing gets replaced until you say go.
What areas do you cover?
Estero, Gateway, Three Oaks, San Carlos Park, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers, out to Fort Myers Beach. Our service areas page has the details.
Is my old system worth fixing?
Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t. Our guide on whether to repair or replace walks through age, refrigerant type and the size of the repair.
Do you install new systems?
Yes. We size each new system with a load calculation on the house, then set it, anchor it and build the drain. Our AC installation page explains the steps.
How do I reach you?
Call or text the number at the top of the page, or tap the chat button. Tell us what the system is doing and we’ll get back to you.