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Air Conditioning

Should You Repair or Replace Your Air Conditioner?

Repair when the system is under about ten years old, the rest of the system tests healthy, and the failure is a single serviceable component. Replace when the compressor has failed, when the leak is in a coil, or when a system past twelve to fifteen years needs a major repair.

Four questions that decide it

  • How old is the system? Under ten years favors repair. Past fifteen favors replacement
  • What failed? A capacitor is a repair. A compressor or leaking coil usually is not
  • How healthy is everything else? Weak motors and pitted contactors mean more repairs are coming
  • How long will you keep the house? A short horizon shifts the math toward repair

The trap to avoid

Repeated repairs on a dying system are how people spend the cost of a new system without ever getting one. Two significant repairs in two seasons on equipment past twelve years is a pattern, not bad luck.

Ask for both numbers before deciding. Any contractor should be able to give you the repair cost and the replacement cost in the same visit.

Frequently asked questions

Does a new system pay for itself in energy savings?

Rarely on its own. Efficiency gains help, especially in a long cooling season, but replacement decisions should be driven by reliability, comfort, and repair costs, with energy savings treated as a secondary benefit.

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