Maintenance plans get sold hard in this industry — sometimes harder than they deserve. But Georgia's climate changes the math. Here's an honest look at when a plan pays for itself and when it doesn't.
Your AC logs roughly 1,800+ runtime hours a year — about double a Midwestern system. Heat pumps run essentially year-round. More hours means faster wear, and failures here cluster on the hottest days, when every company in the CSRA is booked out and emergency rates apply.
Two standalone tune-ups cost $180–$300. A typical plan runs about the same or slightly less annually, then adds the discount and priority benefits. One avoided emergency call or one 15% discount on a fan motor and the plan is squarely in the black — before you count the 15–25% efficiency gain from clean coils and correct charge.
If your system is under full parts-and-labor warranty with included maintenance, or you're disciplined enough to book both tune-ups yourself every year (most people aren't), a plan adds less. Everyone else — especially anyone with a system past year five — comes out ahead.
Want the plan details or a one-time tune-up? Call (888) 217-1674 — tune-ups start at $89.
Summers on the Savannah River don't wait and neither do we. Call now for 24/7 emergency dispatch anywhere in the CSRA.
