What commercial properties do you actually serve?
Light commercial — the strip-mall suite, the standalone restaurant, the professional office. Rooftop package units, split systems, and ductless up to about 25 tons.
Orlando's commercial base isn't skyscrapers — it's thousands of small buildings on rooftop package units and oversized splits, and that equipment is our lane. Offices and medical suites, restaurants and cafes, retail storefronts, salons, gyms, small churches, and light warehouse space. If your building runs a chiller plant or a building automation system, we'll say so honestly and point you to a big-building mechanical contractor — the same no-BS rule that governs our residential work.
| Business Type | Typical Equipment | Biggest HVAC Risk | Recommended PM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office / medical suite | Split systems, small RTUs | Comfort complaints, IAQ | Semi-annual |
| Restaurant / cafe | RTUs + make-up air | Grease-clogged coils, humidity | Quarterly |
| Retail storefront | RTUs, split systems | Downtime during peak hours | Semi-annual |
| Gym / salon | Splits, ductless zones | Humidity load, runtime | Quarterly |
| Light warehouse | RTUs, ductless offices | Undersized zones, dust | Semi-annual |
What does AC downtime actually cost a business?
More than the repair — an 85°F dining room or sales floor empties itself. That's why commercial no-cool calls get priority dispatch at any hour, with no after-hours premium.
The same policy that covers our homeowners covers your business: nights, weekends, and holidays cost the same as a Tuesday morning — while most commercial contractors bill overtime multipliers of $100–$200+ per incident.
Restaurants lose covers, retailers lose walk-ins, and offices lose productive hours — Florida customers do not linger in a hot building. Our commercial response works like our residential emergency service: live answer 24/7, priority dispatch, stocked trucks, and a written flat-rate quote before work begins so a manager can approve it by phone with no surprises on the invoice.
Why do restaurant systems fail more than any other building type?
Kitchen exhaust, grease-laden air, and rooftop sun exposure — a three-way beating no office unit takes. Quarterly maintenance is the difference between July service calls and July revenue.
Every hood fan pushing air out of the kitchen pulls hot, humid Florida air in somewhere else, so the dining room AC fights outdoor conditions all day. Airborne grease coats evaporator coils and filters at several times office rates, choking airflow and efficiency. And the equipment itself sits on a black roof in full sun. Unmaintained restaurant units have the highest failure rate of anything we service — and the fix is boring: quarterly coil cleaning, drain treatment, and belt/motor checks on schedule.
What's in your commercial maintenance agreements?
Quarterly or semi-annual visits scaled to your building: coils, drains, belts, motors, refrigerant, and controls — with a written condition report after every visit.
- Coil cleaning — condenser and evaporator, the #1 efficiency and failure factor in Florida commercial units.
- Condensate management — drain flush, pan treatment, and float switch testing (rooftop drain overflows find ceiling tiles fast).
- Electrical & mechanical checks — capacitors, contactors, belt tension and wear, motor amp draws against nameplate.
- Refrigerant verification — pressures and superheat/subcooling recorded, leaks flagged early.
- Thermostat & schedule review — after-hours setbacks that quietly cut the power bill.
- Written condition report — actual readings, photos, and a straight repair-or-plan recommendation. Aging fleet? We apply the same honest math as our repair vs. replace framework.
Replacement quotes come with published-style pricing like our residential new unit cost guide, and permits are pulled on every changeout — see Florida permit requirements. Financing options for equipment replacement: commercial-friendly financing.
Why use a 5.0-star residential company for commercial work?
Because the habits transfer: filmed diagnostics, written quotes before work, flat pricing, and a 30-year owner who answers for every job — reviewed in public, 91 times.
Commercial HVAC is notorious for vague invoices and unverifiable "repairs" on a roof nobody checks. We bring the residential transparency standard up the ladder: the diagnosis is documented on camera, the quote is written and flat, and the work is photographed. Chris has run commercial equipment since 1996, our techs are NATE-certified, and our reputation is public — read the reviews. We serve business corridors across Orlando, Winter Park, and all 20 service areas.
Commercial HVAC questions, answered
What size commercial HVAC work do you handle?
Light commercial up to about 25 tons — offices, restaurants, retail, salons, medical suites, small warehouses. Chiller plants and BAS high-rises are outside our lane, and we'll say so.
How fast do you respond when a business loses cooling?
Priority dispatch 24/7 with no after-hours fees — a hot sales floor is an emergency, and nights and weekends cost the same as a Tuesday. See emergency service.
Do you offer commercial maintenance agreements?
Yes — quarterly or semi-annual plans with coil cleaning, drain treatment, electrical checks, refrigerant verification, and a written condition report after every visit.
Why do restaurant AC systems fail so often?
Negative pressure from kitchen exhaust, grease-clogged coils, and rooftop sun — the hardest duty cycle we service, which is why food service gets the quarterly schedule.
Keep the Doors Open and the Customers Cool
Priority commercial dispatch, written flat-rate quotes, quarterly maintenance plans. 5.0 stars — 91 reviews.
Call (407) 465-7777Smart Home Air & Heat — 10226 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, FL 32825 — office@smarthomeairheat.com