In most of the country, an air conditioner gets a once-a-year checkup before summer. In Wellington, the system runs hard from March through November — closer to two cooling seasons stacked back to back. We recommend tune-ups twice a year, timed to catch problems before the heavy heat arrives.
A tune-up is preventive medicine for the most-used appliance in your home. We clean what is dirty, tighten what is loose, measure what matters, and flag what is wearing out — in plain language.
Why Twice a Year
A single spring tune-up leaves your system unmonitored through the hardest four months of the year. By a second visit, capacitors have weakened, drain lines have grown algae, and coils have collected a summer's worth of grime.
Two visits a year means nothing goes more than six months without eyes on it. That cadence catches the small failures — the swollen capacitor, the slowing drain — before they become August breakdowns.
What's on the Checklist
Every tune-up covers the components that actually fail in Florida:
- Indoor and outdoor coils — cleaned for heat transfer and checked for salt-air corrosion.
- Condensate drain line — flushed and treated so algae cannot clog it and shut the system down.
- Capacitor — tested under load; weak capacitors are replaced before they strand you.
- Refrigerant check — pressures and temperatures measured against spec to catch leaks early.
- Electrical connections — tightened and inspected for heat damage at contactors and terminals.
- Thermostat — calibrated and verified so the system responds the way you expect.
Catching Small Failures Before August
Most August breakdowns were visible in April. A capacitor testing weak, a contactor starting to pit, a drain line slowing down — cheap fixes during a tune-up, expensive emergencies in the heat.
Maintenance also keeps efficiency up. Dirty coils and low refrigerant force the system to run longer for the same cooling, which shows up directly on your electric bill.
Ducts Get a Look Too
While we are there, we note ductwork condition — crushed runs in the attic, disconnected joints, rooms with weak airflow. Duct problems masquerade as equipment problems, and catching them early keeps you from replacing a system that was never the real issue.
If we spot something, we show you and price it separately. Our ductwork page explains how we handle repair, redesign, and replacement.
Common questions
Why twice a year instead of once?
Florida's cooling season runs most of the year. Two visits keep every component checked at least every six months, so nothing deteriorates unmonitored through the hardest summer stretch.
What's included in a tune-up?
Coil cleaning, drain line flush and treatment, capacitor testing, refrigerant check, electrical connection inspection, and thermostat calibration — plus a written report of what we found.
Can maintenance lower my electric bill?
Dirty coils and incorrect refrigerant charge make the system run longer to do the same work. Keeping both right is the most reliable way to keep cooling costs in check.
My system is only two years old. Does it need maintenance?
Yes. New equipment still collects dirt, grows algae in the drain line, and sits in salt air. Regular maintenance from day one is how systems reach the top end of their expected life.
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