HVAC FAQs & AC Repair Answers

Most South Florida residential changeouts are completed in a single day. Jobs that involve new line sets, duct modifications or a platform rebuild can run into a second day.

Price depends on tonnage, efficiency (SEER2) and the condition of your existing ductwork and electrical. We give you a written, itemized number after seeing the home — no phone estimates that change on install day.

We're open 24 hours as a matter of policy, and we tell you the visit price on the phone before we dispatch — no surprise after-hours math when we arrive.

Most often it's low refrigerant from a leak, a dirty evaporator coil, a failing capacitor or a blower running out of spec. All four are things we can test for on the first visit.

Twice a year is ideal in this climate; once a year is the minimum. Homes with pets, coastal salt air or heavy dust benefit most from a second visit.

A dirty coil and a low charge both force the system to run longer for the same cooling. Restoring them typically returns measurable efficiency and reduces run time.

Yes for spaces the central system can't reach well. A heat pump head warms a room efficiently on cold mornings and cools it the rest of the year.

Absolutely. Single-zone systems are common for garages, offices and master suites, and multi-zone setups can serve several rooms from one outdoor unit.

Yes. We service and repair every major brand regardless of who installed it.

We look at age, refrigerant type, repair cost versus replacement, and how the system has performed. If a repair is the smarter money we'll tell you so.

A single head serves one open area well. For multiple rooms we use a multi-zone outdoor unit feeding two to five indoor heads.

Yes — the indoor blower wheels and filters collect biofilm in humid climates and need periodic deep cleaning to stay efficient and odor-free.

A correctly placed lamp continuously treats the wet coil and drain pan surfaces where mold grows in this climate, which is exactly where most musty A/C odors originate.

Most germicidal lamps lose effective output after about a year, so we replace them annually — usually during a maintenance visit.

Yes. We'll verify it's compatible with your equipment and install and configure it properly.

Almost always a missing or improper common wire, or a clogged drain safety switch cutting the circuit. Both are quick service calls.

Yes — scheduled quarterly or semi-annual service tailored to the equipment, run hours and filtration needs of your space.

We work with property managers and owners across Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach and can service portfolios on a single schedule.

We can get you cooling in an emergency, but topping off a leaking system wastes money and refrigerant. We always recommend finding the leak.

R-22 is no longer produced and has become very expensive. We'll price both a repair with reclaimed refrigerant and a replacement so you can compare honestly.

Ice on the line set or coil, weak cooling that worsens over weeks, longer run times, or a system that needed refrigerant last season are all indicators.

The bigger risk is to your equipment — running low on charge overheats and destroys compressors. Leaks should be repaired promptly.

Often it's a failed run capacitor or contactor, both inexpensive parts. We test before condemning the compressor.

On a newer system under warranty, usually yes. On a 12+ year old unit the labor and refrigerant cost is often better spent toward a new system.

Bearing wear in a fan motor and debris on the blower wheel are the two usual causes. Both get worse — and more expensive — if left running.

Yes. Restricted airflow freezes the evaporator coil and can flood the compressor with liquid refrigerant, so it's worth fixing quickly.

Yes — a heat pump is the same equipment that cools your home, so you get winter heat with no separate furnace and no extra install cost beyond the reversing valve capability that comes standard on most systems we install.

Usually a failed reversing valve, a bad defrost board or burned-out electric heat strips and their sequencer. All three are testable on the first visit.