{"id":417,"date":"2020-03-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/?p=417"},"modified":"2020-03-24T09:24:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:24:27","slug":"should-repair-ac-or-replace-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/should-repair-ac-or-replace-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Repair Your AC or Replace It This Spring?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When an air conditioning system starts to get up there in age, a homeowner is faced with the question of when it will need to be replaced. The first instinct is to continue to have it repaired whenever anything goes wrong. But eventually, the cost of repairs will no longer be worth it and exceed the value of having a new air conditioner installed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may find yourself coming to the point where you\u2019re balancing having another repair for your old AC or scheduling an air conditioning replacement in Slidell, LA<\/a>. The right choice depends on a variety of factors\u2014there\u2019s no single answer to this question. The best way to find the right answer is to arrange for service with our NATE-certified technicians. They won\u2019t push you toward the more expensive option if that isn\u2019t the best one. We value our relationships with customers over revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Basics in Understanding \u201cRepair vs. Replace\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So we\u2019ve given you the best path forward to answer the \u201crepair\nor replace?\u201d question, which is to work with HVAC professionals. But we can\nalso give you a broad view of what factors go into considering when an AC can\ncarry on with repairs and when it\u2019s time to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question of age. <\/strong>The life expectancy of a\nresidential central air conditioner is from 10 to 15 years. An AC in this\nrange, and especially over it, is a candidate for replacement if other signs\nare pointing toward it. Even an AC that appears to be working well should be replaced\nif it is more than 15 years old, since the opportunity for decline increases\ndramatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost efficiency. <\/strong>An air conditioning system that has\nregular maintenance each year should maintain most of its original energy\nefficiency through its life\u2014until the end. If your air conditioner has turned\ninto a larger drain on your electrical bills than ever before and it\u2019s in the\nupper age range, it often means it has declined too far to be worth keeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repair costs. <\/strong>If a repair can keep the AC going for a\nfew more years, it\u2019s probably worthwhile\u2014unless the cost of the repair is too\nhigh. One way to test if the cost is too much is to multiply the price of the repair\nby the age of the air conditioner. If the result is higher than 5,000, it\u2019s too\ncostly. (So a $300 repair for a 9-year-old system wouldn\u2019t be bad, as 300 X 9 =\n2,700. But a $500 repair for a 12-year system would be too much, as 500 X 12 =\n6,000.) Another rule of thumb to keep in mind is that a single repair that\ncosts more than 50% of the price of a new system is far too high. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performance. <\/strong>How well has your AC done recently? If\nthe performance is still excellent, it may sway you one direction or the other.\nIf you\u2019ve noticed hot spots around the house and the AC is failing to keep up\u2014and\nit\u2019s up in age\u2014then a replacement is probably the best way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gowland\u2019s Heating & A\/C values \u201cRelationship over Revenue!\u201d Call us to schedule air conditioning repair or replacement services.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We can give you a broad view of what factors go into considering when an AC can carry on with repairs and when it\u2019s time to retire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[88,91,89],"class_list":["post-417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-system-repair","tag-air-conditioning-system-replacement","tag-slidell"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":422,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions\/422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}