You wouldn’t skip maintenance for your car, right? After all, if you did then you could all of the sudden find yourself stranded somewhere due to a breakdown. Well then, with temperatures already in the 80’s during the day and your air conditioner probably already being used on a daily basis, why would you skip a Gainesville, FL AC maintenance appointment?
Doing so could leave you stranded in another way—stranded in your home without reliable cooling. This would obviously be uncomfortable, and in our area of the world it can also be unhealthy. There’s this idea among many homeowners that maintenance is some sort of “luxury” service that only a select few can afford. But maintenance is not only affordable, it will actually save you money over your system’s lifespan, since you’ll be less likely to run into surprise repair issues or premature system replacement.
The short answer is, “it depends.” There are a number of factors that go into the cost of a 
