Common problem
Air Conditioner Not Turning On in Paralowie
You press the button and nothing happens. When your air conditioner is not turning on, the Paralowie crew at Paralowie Air Conditioning finds the fault fast, quotes the repair upfront and gets your cooling back.
Why Your Aircon Won't Start
A unit that will not start is usually a power problem, not a broken machine. The fault sits somewhere between the wall outlet and the control board, and the cheapest causes are the most common.
Working cheapest first, these are the usual suspects:
Power at the wall
Tripped circuit breaker
Flat controller batteries
Failed capacitor
Burnt control board or wiring fault
How it works
Safe Checks Before You Call
Three checks take two minutes and cost nothing. Work through them before you pick up the phone, because if none of them fix it, the fault is inside the unit and needs a licensed tech.
- 1
Check the isolator
Find the outdoor unit's wall isolator and confirm it is on and the switchboard breakers are up.
- 2
Test the outlet
Plug something else into the power point to confirm the circuit is live.
- 3
Change the batteries
Fresh batteries in the controller rule out the simplest cause of all.
If the breaker trips again the moment the unit starts, leave it off. Repeated tripping means an electrical fault, and resetting it over and over risks damage.
When a Dead Unit Needs Air Conditioning Repairs
Call a technician once the power checks come up empty. Anything past the wall outlet involves live wiring, capacitors that hold charge and refrigerant, and that is licensed work.
We carry out that work under ARC Licence L162586, RAC01 - Full Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Licence, so refrigerant handling and electrical diagnosis are covered on every callout.
Age matters here
Many homes around Waterloo Corner Road and the older estates are still running their original units, now thirty years on. At that age a no-start often signals a failing board or compressor.
The repair-versus-replace conversation is worth having honestly before you commit money. Our air conditioning replacement page sets out how we price that decision, and we will tell you plainly when a repair no longer makes sense.
What We Do On Site
Test the supply
Diagnose the fault
Quote before work
Fix it properly
Questions
Aircon FAQs
Why has my air conditioner stopped turning on?
Most dead units come down to power at the wall, a tripped breaker, a failed capacitor or a burnt-out controller, and we test each in order before quoting any repair.
Can a tripped circuit breaker cause it?
Yes, and it is the first thing we check, because heatwave loads on older switchboards in the suburb's eighties and nineties homes trip circuits more often than people expect.
Do you respond to dead-unit callouts quickly?
We hold 24/7 emergency availability, backed by our Within-the-Hour Response on urgent air conditioning issues where availability allows, so a summer breakdown does not leave you waiting days.
Should I repair or replace a unit that will not start?
It depends on the age and the fault, and because most Paralowie homes are owner-occupied, we give you an honest repair-versus-replace verdict before you spend a dollar.
Talk to a local
Get Your Aircon Running Again Today
Ring (08) 8246 6298 and we will have a tech out fast, diagnose the fault and quote the fix before any work starts. New customers get $50 off first service, and a no-start in this heat is not something you wait on.