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Although weather experts may refer to Birmingham as having a “”humid subtropical”” climate, those of us who live here understand that it’s just not that simple in the Deep South. The supposedly mild winters are sometimes anything but mild, and the weather patterns seem to be more unpredictable than ever these days. When you’re not sure if it’s going to be frigid or frosty outside — or if it’s time to put on your shorts

Your home’s air conditioner is a complex system with all kinds of electrical, mechanical, and electronic parts. Somewhere in the middle of all those important components is the capacitor, a simple device that can leave you high and dry – and hot – if it fails. The entire system will fail to cool if the capacitor goes out, leaving warm air blowing through your ducts and creating strain on an air handler that can’t cool