General HVAC near Thornberry Way in Poughkeepsie, NY

Homeowner called saying the system wasn't keeping up — running constantly but rooms felt uneven, some warm, some fine. Pulled the access panel on a Carrier air handler, probably 12–14 years old based on the serial date code, and found the blower wheel packed with debris. Hadn't seen a filter change in a long time — filter was so clogged it had started pulling particulates around the edges and depositing them directly onto the wheel. Blower was running but moving maybe 60% of the airflow it should've been. Cleaned the wheel thoroughly, swapped the filter, checked static pressure across the system, and cycled it through several runs to confirm airflow normalized. Comfort issue was straightforward once I got eyes on it — wasn't a refrigerant problem, wasn't a control board issue, just years of restricted airflow finally catching up. Everything balanced out before I left.