A quality comprehensive professional cleaning, tune-up and safety check will keep your system running at maximum performance.
MUSTS:
- Clean or replace filters
- Clean and vacuum drain lines*
- Clean primary drain pan
- Clean indoor coil
- Clean base of outdoor unit and the coil
- Test for tightness of all electric connections
- Visual inspections of duct work
- Visual inspection of all capacitors and test, if in question
- Verify that air flow is correct (by means of a magnahelic gauge)
- Verify that system has proper refrigerant charge
Time frame to provide this type of comprehensive service is approximately 1 to 2 hours to do the job right.
- Homeowners should own a small shop vac to vaccum out their own drain lines between cleanings. The new aluminum coils produce a white slime that is causing drain lines to be the number one service call in Southwest Florida. Most HVAC companies only have a 30 day warranty on the drain lines.
*WARNING* A company should never sell you a pre-paid contract that EXCEEDS one year:
Florida Statutes
Chapter 634 (Insurance)
Title XXXVII Part III (13)(a)
- “Maintenance Contracts on residential systems that exceed one (1) year in length are treated as Insurance Contracts and will be subject to approval, licensing, bonding, and escrowed funds by the Insurance Commissioner’s Office…”