Bring it to our Lake Wales shop and we'll handle the heating and ac repair. Here's where to find us, when we're open, and how to book a time.
Address, hours, and directions for the shop that handles your heating and ac repair.
In Central Florida a dead AC isn't really a comfort problem. It's whether the car is usable in August, and we treat it that way. Cold air comes back faster when the diagnosis is right the first time, so here's how that actually works.
Air conditioning isn't a tank of cold that gets used up. It's a sealed loop, and the same refrigerant circles it over and over. So when a system that used to blow cold doesn't anymore, something specific changed: refrigerant escaped through a leak, a part stopped moving it, or the air side stopped delivering it to the vents. Those are three different repairs with three different bills.
Diagnosis starts with pressure. We put gauges on the high and low side and read what the system does while it's running. Low on both sides points one direction. High head pressure with weak cooling points another. Add vent temperature measured against the outside air and humidity, plus how the blower and blend doors behave, and the picture narrows quickly.
If the charge is low, the next question is where it went, because refrigerant doesn't get consumed. We look for the oily residue a leak leaves behind, run an electronic detector along the fittings, hoses, condenser and service ports, and add UV dye when a slow leak needs time to show itself. Those photos come to your phone with the digital inspection, so you see the stain or the dye ring for yourself.
That's also why a recharge on its own is a temporary answer on a system that leaks. Putting refrigerant into a system that's losing it buys a few weeks of cold air and puts the same problem back on your calendar. Charging is the last step of a repair, not the repair.
Heat that never warms up, a musty smell, a noise when the compressor engages: same bay, same approach. We find it, show you the photos, and give you a number before anything comes apart. The work carries a 36 month / 36,000 mile nationwide warranty.
I needed a aux battery for my vehicle and Johnny's was able to get me in right away. I had been to the building when it was Ron's, boy has it changed. The place is immaculate. There is seating in the ac for waiting ,as well as a drink and munchies if you desire.The installation of my second battery didn't seen to take long at all,which means they know what they are doing as they are a pain in the butt to replace. The price was reasonable too. When I left there on my dashboard was a carnation. What a nice touch.I think they are going to be my go to.
Connie B
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Nancy Willett
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Had my AC repaired very quickly. Gr3at customer service, very friendly and ptofessional. Thank you.
Joseph Dyer
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Professionalism from the start, great communication, and quick delivery time. I took my vehicle to Johnny’s Automotive for what I thought was an AC problem, but they quickly found it was actually an overheating issue and an oil leak. Before coming here, I was scammed by Agua Wash and Lube, who falsely claimed my AC was recharged and had a leak. Just two hours later, the same issue came back. Johnny’s team found the freon was low and diagnosed the real problem with honesty and care. This is a credible, veteran-friendly shop that treats locals and visitors with integrity. Highly recommend!
frania zamora
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Ron is an excellent, honest, knowledgeable mechanic who deserves ten-plus (10) stars. My mentor and close friend, Ms. Treasa, referred him to me, and he repaired my car's A/C, a tune-up, and the 57-point inspection; the car is excellent, and the A/C is working outstandingly. If you need a great and honest mechanic, do not look any further; you will not be disappointed. Ron, thank you so much, and may God continue showering you with abundant blessings from above. Warm regards, Bea Johnson.
Bea Johnson
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right in right out, A/C cooling again. oh yeah thanks Marty. FOLKS these are good people. are they perfect? no, are you? no.
John
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More ways we can help in Lake Wales.
Answered by our licensed technicians serving Lake Wales.
We can, and sometimes that's the right call on a system that's only slightly low with no evidence of a leak. But if the system lost enough to stop cooling, it lost it somewhere, and refilling it without finding that spot means paying for the same refrigerant twice. We'd rather look first and tell you what it will take.
Three ways, usually in this order. Refrigerant carries oil with it, so the first pass is looking for the oily film a leak leaves on fittings, hoses and seals. Then an electronic detector, which picks up traces at the joint itself. For slow leaks we add UV dye, run the system, and bring the car back under a black light so the leak has time to mark its own location.
If it's clear water under the passenger side after the AC has been running, that's condensation coming off the drain tube and it's exactly what should happen in this humidity. What isn't normal is that water showing up inside on the carpet, or a puddle that's colored, slick or sweet smelling. Bring those in.
We don't sell a recharge on a mileage interval, because a sealed system that's cooling properly doesn't need one. What is worth doing is checking vent temperature and the cabin filter during a regular inspection, so a slow loss gets caught while it's still cheap. If a system needs refrigerant every year to stay cold, the honest answer is that it's leaking every year.
Yes, and it costs you nothing to do it. The compressor's seals stay lubricated by refrigerant oil circulating through the system, and a system that sits unused all winter is more likely to weep at those seals. Running the defroster does it automatically on most vehicles, since the AC compressor runs in defrost mode to dry the air.
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