In a climate where your AC runs almost year-round, an annual tune-up isn't optional maintenance — it's the cheapest insurance you can buy against a July breakdown. On Middleman, you can set it up as Routine Care: post a request once, and local pros send you their own price per visit.
Real Tampa Bay invoices (2024–2026) plus 2026 cost guides. Most jobs land inside this band — your firm quote comes after the diagnostic.
One flat, all-in price for your trade — fees included. A pro finds the real problem on-site and writes a firm quote. That’s all you pay to start.
Labor + parts itemized in writing, plus a 5% service fee. The price you approve is the price you pay.
Across 385 AC maintenance visits in Home Therapist Cooling, Heating & Plumbing’s Tampa Bay 2026 HVAC + Plumbing Cost Report (2,523 completed residential jobs, May 2024–April 2026, CC BY 4.0) — the most common service in that dataset — the median customer-paid total was $248; national 2026 guides put a tune-up at $175–$350 (average $250) with basic checkups at $80–$300, and Orlando shops run $49–$129 specials that often come with a membership pitch. On Middleman, tune-ups run through Routine Care: post a request, local pros send you their own price per visit, and you choose the offer you want.
A licensed pro accepts — you see their name and license number — and comes out to find the real problem. The $79 is one flat, all-in price — Middleman’s service and referral fees are built in; that’s all you pay to start.
Labor, parts, and the 5% service fee, itemized in writing. Decline and owe nothing more — the visit even converts to a free second opinion.
Payment is held by Stripe and released only after you confirm completion — backed by your pro’s 30-day workmanship warranty.
A full-system check: electrical connections and capacitor health, condenser and evaporator coil cleaning, drain line flush, filter swap, and a refrigerant-level read. Ask pros what their visit covers when they send you an offer.
Middleman doesn't set sales quotas or pay commissions on visits. If a visit finds something genuinely wrong, any extra work needs your approval first — the per-visit price you agreed to doesn't change.
Once a year minimum; twice (spring and fall) for systems past eight years old. Florida runtime is roughly double the national average, so the calendar matters more here.
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