Is It Time To Replace The Air Conditioner?
How much longer before we’re going to have to replace the HVAC system? It’s a question homeowners and commercial property owners and managers ask themselves at the beginning, middle and end of the heating and cooling season.
The air conditioning professionals from Symbiont Air Conditioning in Englewood, Florida have advice on the life cycle of an air conditioning unit and ways in which their experienced HVAC pros can help extend the life of your unit.
No matter how well you care for the HVAC unit, you know that at some point it will need to be replaced, but if you have a timeline in mind you can begin budgeting for the purchase. Also, having an inspection and an understanding of how much life may be left in the unit will prevent any surprises.
Is It Time To Replace The Air Conditioner?
One of the most important factors in keeping the HVAC system operational is ongoing maintenance throughout the lifetime of the unit. Annual, or twice annual, inspections and service calls will help the unit operate at maximum efficiency and effectiveness for the season and end-of-season inspections let you know what may be needed before the next season. In Englewood, Florida though you know that the air conditioning season could be much longer than in other parts of the country, while the heating season is shorter.
An air conditioner should last up to two decades if it was properly installed and maintained throughout its life.
What is involved in the maintenance and cleaning of an HVAC system?
There are some air conditioning maintenance tasks that the weekend DIYer can undertake and those include:
- Cleaning the air filters
- Changing the air filters
- Removing any debris from the condenser. Keeping the unit free from debris will help it run cleaner, longer and won’t require it to work harder than it has to.
- Calling an HVAC professional for a twice annual deep maintenance and cleaning visit
When an air conditioning technician from Symbiont Service in Englewood, Florida pays a maintenance visit he or she will inspect the unit, run tests and ensure it’s running at peak capacity and efficiency. The cost of a maintenance and service visit offers peace of mind and you can’t put a price on that. Although an annual inspection and maintenance and service visit is affordable. (It’s certainly more affordable than having to replace an HVAC system before its useful life should be over simply because you neglected its maintenance.)
Preparing for a replacement of the HVAC unit
As your AC unit reaches the end of its useful life you may find that it’s requiring more repairs than ever before. At some point you will need to decide whether it makes financial sense to put more money into it or if you should simply have it replaced.
An experienced geothermal expert from Symbiont Air Conditioning can help you with a cost benefit analysis to help you make an informed, fiscally responsible decision.
You know your HVAC system will have a limited shelf life (even if that shelf life is 15-20 years) and as it ages you may want to start saving for its replacement.
Give us a call if you need to schedule an end-of-season HVAC inspection or if you’d like an inspection to give you a baseline of its useful remaining life. One of our experienced air conditioning professionals would be happy to help.
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