HVAC Repair in Irmo, SC

Irmo sits along the Lake Murray side of the Midlands, and much of its housing stock is subdivision construction from the 1980s through the 2000s - an age band where original heat pumps and air handlers are now well past their service life or have been replaced at least once. Proximity to the lake keeps summer humidity high, which shows up as condensate drain backups and iced evaporator coils more often than in drier parts of the state. Homes here are commonly on a single heat-pump system covering both seasons, so one failure takes out heating and cooling together. The other pattern worth knowing about here is seasonal use: lake-adjacent properties and rentals sit empty for stretches, and a system that has not run for months is far likelier to fail on the first hot day than one that has been cycling all along. If a house has been closed up, say so when you call - it changes what a technician checks first, and it is the difference between a clogged drain line and a compressor that never restarted.