by Cooper Climate Control
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If you’re wondering whether it would be better to repair or replace your home’s heating and air conditioning equipment, you’re not alone. This is a common dilemma homeowners face, and arriving at the right answer requires that you closely consider a number of factors and crunch some numbers. How much it will cost you over the next decade to maintain your current equipment versus the up-front investment you’ll have to make in new equipment? Don’t forget that the new equipment likely will run much more efficiently and save you considerable money on your utility bills.
While it’s not an easy question to answer, and there’s a different answer for every homeowner, we’d like to provide you with some guidelines that can help. It may be better to repair your current equipment if the following conditions apply to your heater or air conditioner:
- It is less than 5 to 10 years old
- You do not experience hot or cold spots in your home
- It was operating efficiently and effectively prior to the current repair issue
- You have not had to service it more often than once per year
- You have maintained the equipment with annual preventive maintenance since it was newly installed
Conversely, it likely makes more sense to replace your equipment under these conditions:
- It is 10 years old or older
- Certain areas of your home get hotter or colder when you run your furnace or air conditioner
- You have had to service it more than once per year
- You have not maintained it with annual preventive maintenance
- Your energy bills are rising despite maintaining a regular heating and cooling schedule
- You are experiencing low indoor air quality
- Your home, or parts of it, is too humid despite the use of a dehumidifier
At Cooper Climate Control, we provide homeowners from Phoenix and Mesa to Sun Lakes with outstanding service, friendly advice and excellent products, all backed by our generous satisfaction guarantee. If you need help making sense of your repair-or-replace dilemma, simply contact us and we’ll be glad to offer you helpful guidance with no obligation.
