HVAC Maintenance Program in San Antonio, TX
San Antonio summers don’t forgive a neglected AC. When temperatures push past 100 and your system hasn’t been touched in two years, you’re not looking at a question of if it fails, it’s when. Murray AC’s Preferred Service HVAC Maintenance Program is built to prevent that.
Think of it the same way you think about oil changes. Your heating and cooling system runs thousands of hours a year. Without regular tune-ups, efficiency drops, energy bills climb, and small problems become expensive repairs. Routine maintenance keeps the system running the way it should, and it extends the life of the equipment.
What's included in our maintenance program
The Preferred Service Program covers two seasonal tune-ups per year, one before cooling season, one before heating season. Each visit is a 30-point inspection of your entire system. Members also get discounts on parts and labor for any repairs, plus a guarantee on all work performed.
During each tune-up, our technicians check and service:
- Air filter
- Blower motor
- Coils
- Condensate drainage and pan
- Condenser core
- Coolant levels
- Fan
- Gas connections and electrical hookups
- Return air ventilation
- Temperature settings
- Thermostat
Why Regular HVAC Maintenance Is Worth It in San Antonio
Most people don’t think about their HVAC system until it stops working. That’s when the real cost shows up.
Inside a system that hasn’t been serviced in a year or two, dust coats the coils, the drain pan fills with algae, refrigerant levels drift, and electrical connections loosen from months of vibration. None of it announces itself. It just quietly drives up your energy bill and grinds down the life of your equipment.
A dirty evaporator coil alone can cut system efficiency by 30%. On a typical San Antonio home running a 3-ton unit, that’s $50 to $100 extra per month during cooling season. The maintenance program pays for itself before summer’s over.
San Antonio systems also age faster than the manufacturer specs assume. Those specs are written for average climates. You’re running your AC eight to nine months a year, sometimes ten. The compressor, fan motor, capacitors, and coils all take on more wear than they would anywhere north of I-10.
The other piece is timing. A weak capacitor found in April is a $150 fix. The same capacitor failing on a Saturday in July is an emergency call, a parts delay, and days without AC. Routine maintenance is mostly just catching small things before they become expensive ones.