When is the Right Time to Replace Your Furnace and Air Conditioner
Are you deciding whether to repair or replace your old furnace or air conditioner? Here are a couple of tips to help you decide which is best for you.
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you are thinking about a new heating and cooling system for your home. Since a new heating and cooling system is a big investment, you want to make sure you don’t replace an adequate system (or even one that needs its share of repairs) without good reason.
- Here are some of the signs that may mean it’s time to replace your old heating and cooling system:
- Your utility bills are on the rise: Monthly energy savings from a new system will mean more money in your pocket long term and potential federal tax credits (if you act quickly) that help recover your costs sooner than you think.
- Your system is old: Boilers and furnaces 15 years old or older are highly inefficient compared with today’s newest technology. The same is true of heat pumps or air conditioners greater than 10 years old. Replacing aging furnaces and air conditioners can save energy and money (some will also qualify for manufacturers and utility company rebates).
- You’ve endured breakdowns or frequent repairs: It may not be worth the money or inconvenience to keep having it fixed.
- Your A/C or heater is noisy: New systems have made vast improvements in this area.
- Your undependable heating and cooling system is a liability: If you’re thinking of selling your home. In today’s sellers market most prospective buyers don’t want an old inefficient and unreliable heating and cooling system in their new home.
- Your HVAC system hasn’t been inspected lately: It may have undetected safety issues, such as hidden carbon monoxide leaks.
- Certain rooms in the house are always too warm or too chilly: Consider upgrading to an energy-efficient multi-stage to help keep your home more comfortable year round.
- Your system just doesn’t keep your home comfortable anymore. There are multiple options available in today’s modern furnaces that didn’t exist when your current furnace and air conditioner was installed.
