AC Repair and HVAC Service in Land O'Lakes, FL

Creek flooding and storm history

Flood rules that reach the AC system

Rapid growth and a mixed housing stock

Heat and the days the system works hardest

The Duke Energy grid project

Pasco County, not a city, handles building permits here. A licensed contractor must first register with Pasco County to pull building permits, be listed as a subcontractor and obtain inspections in unincorporated Pasco County. Homeowners should hire a licensed contractor who pulls permits from the county; unpermitted work will be required to be removed or redone.

The exemption list matters for repairs. Air conditioning repair of existing equipment is named as work that does not need a building permit under Pasco County's permit-exemption list. If your property is in a flood zone, a permit is required before starting any work, including demolition, renovation, repairs and new construction. The exemption list has limits for flood-zone and commercial properties, covered in the FAQ below.

In plain terms:

• Repair on a home outside a flood hazard area: repair of existing equipment is on the exemption list.
• Home in a flood zone: a permit comes first, even for repairs.
• System replacement: replacing a system is a different job from repairing existing equipment, so ask which permit applies before the work is scheduled. Residential Mechanical (RESMEC) is one of the common permit types in the county's post-storm guide, so it is the kind of permit to ask about for a home. Our guide to HVAC permits in Florida covers the general process.

Blume repairs, maintains, installs and replaces heating and air conditioning, and also does design-build work, for both homes and commercial buildings. Blume installs and services all major brands as a licensed contractor. Our EPA Section 608 certified technicians hold the federal credential for handling refrigerant.

• AC and heat pump repair: no cooling, weak cooling, short cycling, ice on the coil, water at the air handler, and systems that stop after a storm or outage.
• Maintenance: cleaning, inspection and measurement before the hot months. See our AC maintenance checklist for Florida. Paid priority scheduling is available.
• Replacement and new installation: for homes, sized with an ACCA Manual J load calculation and Manual S equipment selection, not a like-for-like swap.
• Commercial service: repair, maintenance and replacement for commercial buildings.
• Financing: approved through Synchrony Bank.

1. You call. We offer 24/7 emergency HVAC service, with same-day response available based on location and technician availability. A person answers the 24/7 dispatch line.
2. We look at the whole system. That means the thermostat, the outdoor unit, the indoor coil and air handler, the drain line and the airflow, not just the part you think has failed.
3. We explain what we found. You get the cause, the options, and for an older system the repair and replacement choices side by side, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.
4. We fix it or plan the replacement. If the job needs a permit, we handle the permit step with the county.
5. We confirm the result. On installations, we commission with measured static pressure, airflow and refrigerant charge, and document them.

Call when:

• The system runs but the house does not cool, especially on the hottest days.
• The outdoor unit has been in floodwater or hit by debris.
• Power came back after an outage and the system will not start, trips the breaker or runs oddly.
• You see ice on the refrigerant line, water around the air handler, or notice a burning smell.
• The system is old, repairs are getting more frequent, and you want repair and replacement laid out together.
• You are planning to buy or sell a home and want to know the condition of the system.

If the unit has been underwater, leave the power off and call. Do not test it.