Winter is coming to a close, and summer is just a couple months off. That means that now is the perfect time to get your air conditioning system ready for the warm months. If your air conditioner is not up to the task of keeping your home cool, it’s a good idea to replace it. How can you tell if your air conditioner should be replaced or not, though? Read on to find out.
Dropping Efficiency
As an air conditioner gets older, the wear and tear on the system mounts until it starts to lose energy efficiency. As the efficiency of the system drops, it has to operate for longer periods of time in order to generate the same results. This leads to higher operating costs. If you start using your air conditioning system this year and it seems more cost more to operate than it usually does, it might be because you need to replace it.
Repairs Go Up
Just as accumulated wear and tear leads to an efficiency drop in the system, it will eventually start to cause various parts in the system to fail. If your air conditioner needs repairs multiple times a year, it’s a good sign that it’s time to replace it.
Age
Air conditioners tend to last around 20 years, at which point they start to suffer problems like those listed above. Eventually, it will become so expensive to maintain an older AC system that it will be far cheaper just to replace it. If your air conditioner is older than two decades, you should seriously consider replacing it with a new system. It will benefit you in the long run.
