The Fix-It Playbook — AC Tune-Up DIY or Pro Checklist

Before you book the $89 tune-up special, see what's actually on the checklist and what each item is really worth.

A tune-up isn't one job. It's six or seven small ones bundled into a single truck roll and a service fee. Four of them you can do yourself for the cost of a filter and a bottle of coil cleaner. Two of them — the capacitor test and the refrigerant check — genuinely justify paying somebody.

On one printable page: every task on the tune-up invoice, what each one is honestly worth on its own, and a clear split between what to keep and what to hand over.

Free instant PDF download. Yours to print and keep.