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Air conditioner repair in Tbilisi covers split units that stop cooling, leak, smell, rattle or show an error code, along with servicing, cleaning, installation, gas checks, relocation and removal. The price depends on the fault, the model and how easy the outdoor unit is to reach, and you get it after describing the problem and sending photos. Book by call, text or WhatsApp. Communication and coordination can be in English.
Most requests are about a single wall-mounted split unit, but one visit can often cover several jobs at the same address.
An AC technician finds out why a unit misbehaves, fixes what can be fixed on site and handles the routine work around air conditioners: servicing, cleaning, fitting new units, moving them and taking old ones down. Spare parts are usually bought by the customer unless something else is agreed, and the technician tells you exactly which part is needed before anything is ordered.
No cooling, a unit that trips the breaker, a fan that will not start, an error code or a display that stays dark. The technician checks the power supply, sensors, fan motors, control board and refrigerant circuit, then explains the cause in plain terms.
A yearly visit covering filters, the indoor coil, the drain line, the outdoor fins, electrical connections and operating pressures. It costs far less than an emergency breakdown in the middle of July.
Mounting a new split unit that you have bought, from choosing positions to the first test run. The air conditioner installation guide explains the planning.
Washing the filters, coil, fan wheel and drain tray when a unit smells or blows weakly. Read about air conditioner cleaning to see what a deep clean involves.
Refrigerant is topped up only after the leak has been found and repaired. Our AC gas refill page explains why that order matters.
Moving a unit to another room or a new flat. The refrigerant is first pumped back into the outdoor unit, the lines are sealed, and the system is reinstalled and tested at the new address.
Taking down an old or unwanted unit, including one hanging on a facade bracket, and closing the wall opening neatly. What happens to the old unit afterwards can be discussed when booking.
Each common problem has its own English page with checks and explanations. Use this table as a starting point.
| What you notice | Usual area to check | Read next |
|---|---|---|
| Runs, but the air is not cold | Mode setting, filters, outdoor airflow, refrigerant level | AC not cooling |
| Water drips from the indoor unit | Blocked drain line, wrong slope, iced coil | AC leaking water |
| Musty or sour smell at start-up | Dirty coil and fan wheel, slime in the drain tray | AC cleaning |
| Cooling gets weaker every summer | A slow refrigerant leak at joints or in the coil | AC gas refill |
| Frost on the pipes near the outdoor unit | Low refrigerant or badly clogged filters | Leak check first |
| New flat without a unit, or one in the wrong place | Positions, power line, pipe route | AC installation |
| Unit will not switch on at all | Power, breaker, remote batteries, control board | This page: book a diagnosis |
| Rattling, buzzing or grinding noise | Loose panel, fan blade, bracket or compressor mounts | This page: book a diagnosis |
If two symptoms appear together, mention both when you write to us. Weak cooling plus water on the floor, for instance, often comes from a single clogged filter that lets the coil freeze over and then melt when the compressor stops.
Almost every rental in Vake, Saburtalo or Vera has at least one wall-mounted split system, and many have one per room.
A split system has two halves joined by copper pipes, a cable and a drain hose. The indoor unit on the wall blows cool air, and the outdoor unit holds the compressor and a large fan. In Soviet-era blocks the outdoor half usually sits on a bracket under a window or on the balcony rail, sometimes eight or ten floors above the street. In new-build towers developers often provide a technical niche or a spot on the balcony, although many white frame and black frame flats are handed over with no air conditioning at all.
Newer models are mostly inverter units that vary the compressor speed, which keeps the room temperature steady and uses less electricity. Older on/off units run the compressor at full power and then stop it completely. Both types can be repaired, but for a very old unit the technician may tell you frankly that the repair would cost close to a replacement.
Plenty of tenants use their split unit as a heat pump from November to March, especially in flats without radiators. A unit that cools well but heats poorly, or the other way round, points to a different group of faults, so say which mode gives trouble. If your main heating is a radiator system, our heating page (in Georgian) covers that work.
In a furnished rental the air conditioner is the owner's property, so settle who pays before any work begins.
Lease agreements in Tbilisi rarely say much about air conditioners. Many owners cover faults caused by age, while damage from misuse is sometimes discussed differently, but the only rule that counts is the one you agree with your own landlord. A few minutes of documentation now avoids an awkward conversation when the deposit is returned.
Airbnb hosts: a dead air conditioner in August usually means an unhappy guest. Schedule the spring check between bookings, ask for photos of the finished work if you manage the flat from abroad, and pair it with Airbnb cleaning on the same day.
Summer afternoons in Tbilisi can climb well above 35 degrees Celsius, and demand for AC technicians peaks in July and August.
A unit that sat idle all winter tends to reveal its problems on the first truly hot day, exactly when everyone else is calling too. A check in April or May leaves time to order a part if one is needed. Late spring is also poplar fluff season, when white fluff from the city's poplar trees drifts through courtyards and sticks to outdoor fins, so a check near the end of May catches both winter faults and fresh fluff.
Call, text or WhatsApp with photos, the district and the floor. A short video of the unit running is even better.
From the photos we tell you the likely cause, the starting cost and when a technician can come. Urgent availability is confirmed on the call.
The technician tests the unit, explains the fault and the options, and says whether a part has to be bought. No extra work is done without your approval.
After the repair the unit runs in front of you, so you can feel the air, hear the fan and see the drain working.
The payment method is agreed when booking. Keep the message thread with photos as a simple record of what was done.
You can safely switch the unit off, replace the remote batteries, check whether its breaker has tripped and wash a removable filter if the manual allows it. Do not open the casing, touch the wiring or loosen any nut on the copper pipes, because they hold refrigerant under high pressure. Never climb out onto a facade or lean over a balcony rail to reach the outdoor unit.
If you see smoke or smell burning plastic, switch the unit off at the breaker only if you can reach it safely, leave the room and call 112.
The technician works on the common split systems sold in Georgia. Send a photo of the rating label first, so we can say whether parts for that model are realistic to find.
There is no fixed list, because a clogged filter and a failed compressor are very different jobs. You get an estimate after sending a description and photos, and the final price is confirmed once the fault is found. Parts are usually paid for by the customer.
Yes. You can call, text or WhatsApp in English, and the visit is coordinated in English. Photos and short written messages help a lot when details are technical.
Yes, as long as you and the owner agree on who pays. Share the photos with both sides, and we can write up the diagnosis in a message that you forward to the landlord.
Tbilisi and the surroundings, from Dighomi and Didube to Isani and Gldani. Mention your district when booking so travel is planned properly.
Yes. The unit is dismantled with the gas kept inside the outdoor unit, then reinstalled at the new address. If you also need help with furniture and boxes, see movers in Tbilisi.
Sometimes not. When a unit is old, runs on R22 gas or needs a new compressor, the technician will say so, and you can compare the repair with the cost of a new unit before deciding.
A photo of the unit and one line about what it does wrong are enough to get started.
Mention the district, the floor and whether the unit is yours or your landlord's.
Send a photo and a short description, and we will tell you the next step.