AC tune-up in Phoenix, $250 flat.
Everything in the check-up, plus the cleaning and the small adjustments that keep it running.
The tune-up is the check-up plus the work. Every reading still gets taken and written down, and then the system gets cleaned, flushed and tightened so it goes into the summer in shape.
In the Valley the outdoor coil is the part that matters most. Monsoon dust packs into the fins and sets. A rinse moves the surface, and the deep clean tune-up uses a coil cleaner that lifts out what has set in. If you can see a gray mat through the fins, that is the one to book.
The drain gets flushed and the float switch gets tested, not just looked at. A plugged drain is one of the most common reasons a Valley system quietly stops in July.
If anything turns up that needs fixing, you hear the flat price first and decide. Nothing extra gets done without your OK.
When to call.
- Has not been serviced in a season or more
- Runs longer than it used to
- Drain line has backed up before
- Dust packed into the outdoor fins
- Getting ahead of the summer
- A new-to-you house and an unknown system
What you get.
- Everything in the check-up, with every reading written down
- Outdoor coil rinsed, water only
- Blower compartment and wheel inspected, cleaned where reachable
- Condensate drain cleared and flushed, float switch tested
- Electrical connections checked and tightened
- Thermostat operation and cycle check, filter changed if you have one
Common questions.
Is the deep clean worth it?
If it has been several seasons, or you can see a gray mat through the outdoor fins, yes. Monsoon dust sets into the fin pack, and a hose only moves the surface.
Why is a roof or attic unit more?
Getting to it and working on it is a different job. The price is on the list up front rather than appearing on the invoice afterwards.
Is it cheaper the second year?
Yes. A repeat tune-up inside 12 months is less, because the second year on the same equipment is genuinely less work.
Worth reading first.
What an AC tune-up actually includes.
Three different visits, three different prices, and a plain list of what separates them.
Read itGet the AC ready before the first 110 day.
The system gets five months of near-continuous duty starting in May. March is when that is cheap to prepare for.
Read itAfter a dust storm.
A wall of dust goes somewhere. A good deal of it goes into your condenser.
Read itWhere it's done.
North Phoenix
No trip fee.
Central Phoenix
No trip fee.
Paradise Valley
No trip fee.
Scottsdale
No trip fee.
Further out, same prices with a $150 job minimum. Service areas.
Other work on the list.
AC coil cleaning
A rinse for surface dust, or a chemical clean for the packed-in kind the monsoon leaves.
See itCapacitor replacement
The part most likely to quit on the hottest day. One flat price, set by where the unit sits.
See itContactor replacement
The switch that turns the outdoor unit on and off. One of the cheaper real repairs on a system.
See it