An AC tune-up before summer is a preventive service that gets your cooling system ready for Parker’s hot, dry Front Range heat. A technician cleans the indoor coil and filters, checks refrigerant pressure, clears the condensate drain, and inspects for wear – so the system runs efficiently through the season’s hottest stretches instead of quitting on a 95-degree afternoon.

A few of these steps, like swapping a dirty filter, are simple enough to handle yourself. Others – refrigerant readings, coil sanitizing, and drain inspection – call for a licensed HVAC pro who can catch small issues before they turn into a mid-July breakdown. Here is what a proper pre-summer AC service should include. It starts with a deep cleaning and works through each critical component from there.

One of the most important operations when it comes to fine tuning your AC before the summer is the cleaning. Cleaning and sanitizing the indoor air conditioning unit is recommended to be performed at least once a year, within our AC maintenance program, which must also include:

checking the freon pressure in the refrigeration system
cleaning the filters of the indoor unit
checking the condensate leak to the outside (the drain pipe may clog)
applying an antibacterial treatment to the evaporator coil
identifying other possible defects

Even if at least some of these operations can be done by the owner, contacting a professional heating and air conditioning company remains the most efficient and correct option. A professional maintenance visit also protects your indoor air quality. Along with a full range of air conditioning services, technicians use EPA-registered antimicrobial treatments to control the mold, bacteria, and mildew that build up inside a cooling system – a real concern in Parker’s dry climate, where the AC runs almost nonstop through summer.