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Eight checks before the season starts

Cabins, casitas and guest houses run flat out in summer and sit empty in winter. Tick what's already done — what's left is the list we'd work through.

The checklist

Thermostat limits setUpper and lower limits, or a lock, so a guest can't run the system at 62°F all week.
Filter on a turnover scheduleChanged on a fixed date, not "when someone remembers" — a full house loads a filter fast.
Condensate drain clearedA blocked drain in July is how a ceiling stain becomes a refund.
Float switch fitted and testedIt shuts the system off before water reaches the ceiling.
Empty-house settings written downAround 80°F with the fan on auto in summer to hold humidity down; around 55°F in winter so pipes don't freeze.
Outdoor unit clear and protectedTrimmed back, level, and out of reach of trailers, grills and dogs.
Someone local can get inCleaner, manager or lockbox — a repair visit that can't get through the door costs you a night.
Pre-season service bookedBefore Memorial Day, not during it.

Ready score

0 of 8 checks done

Tick the checks you've already made. Whatever's left is what we'd start with.

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Empty weeks

What to leave the system doing

An empty house in a Texas August is not the place to switch everything off. Air that never moves gets humid, and humidity is what damages furniture and finishes.

Summer: leave cooling on around 80°F, fan on auto, so the system still pulls moisture out.
Winter: leave heat on around 55°F so pipes and traps don't freeze during a cold snap.
Keep interior doors open so one thermostat can read the whole house.
If the property has a smart thermostat, set the limits and the away schedule once and lock them.

Those are starting points, not rules — an older house, a pool room or a wine wall changes them.

An unmarked service van parked on a river road near cypress trees

Managers and owners

One property or twelve, we keep the same record for each: what was serviced, what was replaced, and what we'd watch next season. If you hand the property between cleaners and managers, that record is what stops the same repair being paid for twice.

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