The national once-per-year recommendation is built for systems that run five to six months a year. Your South Florida AC runs ten to twelve months a year — accumulating wear at roughly double the rate of a system in a northern state. The math is simple. A system that runs twice as many hours needs twice as much maintenance. An AC tune-up in South Florida twice a year is not extra — it is the bare minimum to keep pace with the demand this climate puts on your equipment. Why AC