Temperatures are already warming up here in Sour Lake—is your cooling system ready? If you haven’t scheduled one particularly important Sour Lake, TX HVAC service yet, then chances are it’s not as ready as it could be. That’s right, we’re talking about AC maintenance! This service is best performed before your air conditioner’s biggest period of use—therefore, you should get it on your schedule now.
Sure, there are a few small maintenance tasks you can do on your own. Your air filter, for example, is there to protect the inside components of your HVAC system from debris and should be changed out every 1-3 months depending on the level of contaminants in your home. You should also be clearing any debris away from your outside unit so that airflow isn’t obstructed. But this is just a start—for an air conditioner that will function as effectively as it’s meant to, you need a professional tune-up.
Spring has just begun, and in our part of Texas, that means temperatures are already into the 80°s. Still, you might not have used your air conditioner too often so far (since this is the best weather we’ll see in months), and it only has to run for short periods of time right now anyway.
We recommend air conditioning system tune-ups for all AC units around once a year. In Texas, where air conditioners are in use for much of the season, this is even more important than in other areas where climates are relatively mild.
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the AC tune-ups. In some parts of the country, a basic tune-up each year can help an air conditioner live out its lifespan with few problems. But our sweltering heat causes AC systems to break down frequently (and always when you need them most), which is why we’re offering a complete, thorough 
