AC Repair in Holiday, FL

Holiday is not a city. The U.S. Census Bureau counts it as a census-designated place, and it describes those places as unincorporated communities without an active, functioning governmental structure. Holiday lies in Pasco County. Our Holiday HVAC page explains how county permits and flood zones apply here.

Is the power out, or only the AC?

If the lights and the refrigerator are off too, the problem is upstream of your air conditioner. The Pasco Economic Development Council says Duke Energy primarily serves southwest Pasco County. It says Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (WREC) primarily serves the northern and central portions of the county, outside the Dade City area. Look at the name on your bill and report a whole-house outage to that company.

If the rest of the house has power and only the AC is off, go to the checks below.

A University of Florida GeoPlan Center report on the Holiday census-designated place counts 12,854 housing units, using 2017 to 2021 American Community Survey estimates. Of those, 9,348 are single-family units, 1,910 are mobile homes and 1,587 are multi-family units. Tell the dispatcher which kind you live in.

Single-family houses

The indoor unit, called the air handler, may sit in a hallway closet, the garage or the attic. The outdoor unit, called the condenser, sits on a pad beside the house. Knowing where your air handler is saves time on the call.

Mobile homes

The U.S. Department of Energy describes the heating and cooling systems in manufactured housing as often low-cost systems that are expensive to operate due to leakage-prone ductwork. In a manufactured home the ducts may run under the floor instead of through an attic. Because the Department of Energy calls this ductwork leakage-prone, ask the technician to check the ducts as well as the outdoor unit. Our guide to mobile home air conditioning explains the layout.

Condos and multi-family buildings

In a condo or apartment, check whether you or the association owns the equipment before you call. Have the unit number and the location of the air handler ready.

A home that sat empty

The same report counts 3,098 vacant units in Holiday. If your home was closed up for a stretch before the system quit, tell the dispatcher how long and what the thermostat was set to while it was empty.

These need no tools and no panels removed. Stop at any step that feels unsafe.

1. Thermostat settings. ENERGY STAR's maintenance checklist starts with checking thermostat settings. Confirm Cool mode, a set temperature below the room reading and the fan on Auto. Replace the batteries if the screen is faint or blank.
2. Air filter. ENERGY STAR says to inspect, clean or change central air filters once a month. It says a dirty filter can damage your equipment, leading to early failure.
3. Outdoor unit. With the system switched off, pull leaves, branches and yard debris away from the cabinet by hand. Do not hose, comb or pry at the fins.
4. Drain pan. Look at the pan under the air handler. ENERGY STAR says a plugged drain can cause water damage in the house and affect indoor humidity levels. If the pan is full, leave the system off.
5. Ice. If you see ice on the refrigerant lines or the indoor coil, turn cooling off and call a licensed contractor.

Leave the rest to a licensed contractor. Do not open the outdoor unit's electrical panel or handle the capacitor. Do not add refrigerant, and do not crawl under a mobile home to reconnect ducts.

These numbers come from NOAA's Tarpon Springs weather station, using NOAA's climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

Warm nights as well as hot days

The normal July high there is 90.6°F, and the normal July low is 75.6°F. August is about the same, with a normal high of 90.8°F and a normal low of 75.7°F.

The wet months

Normal rainfall at the station climbs from 2.35 inches in May to 7.06 inches in June. It reaches 9.05 inches in July and 9.66 inches in August, then 7.03 inches in September. Our guide to an AC leaking water covers the signs of a drain that is backing up, and our guide to an AC freezing up covers ice on the coil.

ENERGY STAR's checklist describes what a typical maintenance check-up should include.

• Refrigerant charge. ENERGY STAR says too much or too little refrigerant will make your system less efficient.
• Electrical connections. The checklist includes tightening all electrical connections and measuring voltage and current on motors. It warns that faulty electrical connections can cause unsafe operation of your system.
• Controls. The checklist includes checking the system's controls for proper and safe operation.
• Ducts in a mobile home. The Department of Energy notes that duct- and air-leakage testing helps field technicians identify and resolve HVAC and building shell issues in manufactured housing.

Blume has EPA Section 608 certified technicians, the federal refrigerant-handling credential. You get a written, upfront price before any work starts.

Blume lays out repair and replacement options side by side and does not sell equipment a building does not need.

In a mobile home, the heating side is part of the decision. The Department of Energy says modern inverter-driven heat pumps are vastly more efficient than the electric-resistance heating systems that ship with many manufactured homes. If your system is being replaced, ask how the new one will heat as well as cool.

When replacement is the answer, Blume sizes the system with an ACCA Manual J load calculation and Manual S equipment selection, instead of copying the old unit's size. New equipment is commissioned with measured static pressure, airflow and refrigerant charge. Financing is available through Synchrony Bank.

For the decision itself, see how to decide between AC repair and replacement. Nearby, we also have a page on AC repair in New Port Richey.

Blume Mechanical Service, LLC is a Class A licensed Florida air conditioning contractor (license CAC-1822618) and is fully insured. We are brand-agnostic and service all major manufacturers' equipment. Our office is at 2840 West Bay Drive #114, Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770, and our core service area is Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties.

What to have ready when you call

• Whether the whole house lost power or only the AC, and which utility is on your bill.
• Whether the home is a house, a mobile home or a condo, and where the air handler sits.
• What the thermostat is set to and what it reads.
• Whether the outdoor unit and the indoor blower are running.
• Any ice, water in the pan, burning smell or unusual noise.
• How long the home was closed up, if it was empty before the system quit.