Maintenance & Tune-Ups

Almost every emergency call we run could have been caught earlier. A weak capacitor, a dirty coil, a drain line about to clog, a refrigerant charge slowly dropping. None of that announces itself until the day the system quits — usually the hottest or coldest day of the year, which is also the day everybody else is calling too.

A tune-up in spring for the cooling side and one in fall for the heating side keeps the system running at the efficiency you paid for, protects the manufacturer warranty, and buys you years on the back end. We clean the coils, check the charge, test the electrical components under load, flush the drain, and give you a written summary of what we found — including the things that are fine.

What Happens During Your HVAC Tune-Up?

• Spring cooling tune-up and fall heating tune-up
• Condenser and evaporator coil cleaning
• Refrigerant charge and superheat/subcool verification
• Capacitors, contactors and motors tested under load
• Condensate drain flush and safety switch test
• Filter check and airflow measurement
• Combustion and heat exchanger safety inspection on gas equipment
• Written summary of findings, including what is still in good shape

Why Southern Summit

We are Neal and Hunter — two guys out of Hickory running a veteran-owned, licensed heating and cooling company (NC License #33148). You get one of us on the phone and one of us on the job, every time. We do every job like it is our own: an honest diagnosis, our real recommendation, options that fit your budget, and the work backed by a 1-year labor and 10-year parts warranty. In about a year, more than seventy of your neighbors across the foothills have left us a five-star review — that is the standard we are protecting on your job too.

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