How to Tune-up Your AC for Summer
Current average price of an AC tune-up: $255.56
You tune up your car. You tune up your bicycle. You even tune up your musical instruments. But when fall and winter give way to spring and summer — and vice versa — did you know you should be having your home’s HVAC system tuned up, too?
If you wanna keep your home’s climate control system controlling your home’s climate, you really should be having your heating, ventilation and air conditioning components regularly maintained by a licensed professional.
Benefits of routine HVAC tune-ups include:
Lower energy costs and greater ecofriendliness
Preventing pricey repairs
More reliable performance and improved comfort
Improved air quality in your home
Increasing the lifespan of your system
Ensuring your warranty remains valid
Preventing hazards like carbon monoxide leaks or burst frozen pipes
While tending to one’s own household maintenance obligations can be rewarding and is, in many cases, doable if not necessary, some tasks are just too much to ask of your everyday DIYer. That’s why we called in reinforcements for this particular project. Our HomeServe homie, Randy Boutte, who’s a bona fide HomeServe HVAC tech, showed us what an AC tune-up comprises and what homeowners should expect in terms of time, cost, labor … and sweat.
Watch the video and let us know what you think in the comments section, homeowners: Is this a DIY dilemma, or a problem for the pros?