What we did
The air conditioning in this Lancaster home was not working properly, so we came out to find out why. Our diagnosis pointed to the blower motor in the basement air handler, which needed to be replaced. A power surge was the suspected cause.
We secured the parts needed for the repair and installed a new blower motor in the air handler. With the new motor in place, the system went back to operating correctly and the house could hold comfortable temperatures again.
The blower motor is what moves air across the coil and through the ductwork to every room. When it fails, the outdoor unit may still run, but very little cooled air reaches the living space, and in a Kentucky July that becomes uncomfortable fast. Electrical events like surges can be hard on motors and other components, so when a system stops cooling after a storm or a flicker in the power, it is worth having it checked rather than running it and hoping for the best. In this case, a motor replacement was the fix the system needed.
