Maintenance
Maintenance plans
Most no-heat and no-cool calls start as something small that a tune-up would have caught. A plan puts that inspection on the calendar so it actually happens.
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src/data/plans.ts before launch — and only list a benefit the office will actually honour, because each one is a promise a customer can hold you to.Seasonal
One tune-up a year for a single system. Suited to a newer unit in a mild-use home.
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1 scheduled visit a year
- One precision tune-up per year
- Full safety and combustion inspection
- Written record of measured readings
- Priority booking ahead of non-members
- Most homes
Year-Round
Cooling tune-up before summer, heating tune-up before winter. The plan most homes should be on.
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2 scheduled visits a year
- Two precision tune-ups per year — heating and cooling
- Full safety and combustion inspection
- Written record of measured readings
- Priority booking ahead of non-members
- Discount on repairs while the plan is active
- No overtime charge on after-hours calls
Whole Home
For multi-system homes, or where indoor air quality equipment also needs servicing.
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2 scheduled visits a year
- Everything in Year-Round, for up to three systems
- Indoor air quality equipment serviced
- Filter changes included at each visit
- Front-of-queue dispatch on emergency calls
- Transferable if you sell the home
Why bother
What a tune-up actually catches
- Refrigerant charge drifting out of spec, which quietly raises running cost long before it stops cooling.
- A capacitor reading low — a part that costs little planned, and a weekend emergency call unplanned.
- Restricted airflow that is slowly cooking the compressor or cracking the heat exchanger.
- Combustion and flue faults, which are a safety issue rather than a comfort one.
Manufacturers also require documented annual maintenance to keep most equipment warranties valid. Keep the written readings from each visit — that record is what a warranty claim is judged on.
Questions
Maintenance questions
Anything else, call (602) 203-2395.
Not covered here? Ask us directly — describing the symptom over the phone is usually faster than reading about it.
(602) 203-2395Once a year for a single-function system (cooling or heating), and twice a year for a heat pump or a system that does both, since it runs year-round. Manufacturers commonly require documented annual maintenance for warranty coverage — check the paperwork for your equipment.
A one-inch filter typically needs replacing every 1–3 months, sooner with pets or during heavy use. Thicker four- or five-inch media filters usually last 6–12 months. A filter that is dark across its whole surface is overdue, and a restricted filter costs you capacity and efficiency immediately.
Age, repair history and the cost of the specific repair drive the decision. A system past 12–15 years with a major component failure (compressor, heat exchanger) is usually worth replacing; a newer system with a failed capacitor or contactor is worth repairing. You should always be given both numbers and left to choose.
Next step
Get on the maintenance schedule
Tell us what equipment you have and we will recommend the right plan — or tell you honestly that you do not need one.
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