HVAC tune-ups in Flower Mound carry double the stakes of a smaller home because these are 3.5-5 ton systems on 2,500-4,500+ sqft houses — and many homes in Wellington, Bridlewood, and the Tour 18 area run two separate systems. A skipped tune-up on a 20-year-old Wellington upstairs condenser isn't a minor oversight — it's a missed opportunity to catch a failing capacitor ($500) before it takes out the compressor ($3,500-$5,000). On dual-system homes, we tune both units during one visit. The cost of two tune-ups ($300 total, or free with Frosty Club Premium) is insurance against a $5,000+ emergency on a 104°F August afternoon.
Our standard tune-up covers 21 check points on each system: evaporator and condenser coil cleaning, refrigerant level check against manufacturer spec with electronic leak detection if low (we never top off hermetic systems — low means a leak), capacitor microfarad test, contactor inspection, condensate drain flush and float switch test, thermostat calibration, blower wheel and motor amp draw, electrical torque check, and full CO test at a supply register on gas furnaces. On Flower Mound's premium Carrier, Trane, and Lennox equipment — common in Wellington's custom builds and Bridlewood's golf-course homes — we also verify communicating system handshake and check ECM board error codes. Basic tune-up is $150 flat ($127.50 for Frosty Club Basic members).
For Flower Mound homes whose systems haven't been serviced in 3+ years — common after Wellington estate sales or new owners inheriting aging dual-zone setups — the super tune-up ($1,300, $1,105 for members) is the right call. We pull the evaporator coil and blower assembly, deep-clean both (biofilm on neglected coils in Denton County's humid summers is significant), leak-check and recharge refrigerant to spec per EPA 608 rules, and restore factory performance. On a neglected 10-15 year old premium system running on a 4,500 sqft Flower Mound home, this typically recovers 15-25% of lost efficiency — real Oncor savings on a high-tonnage unit.