Repair or Replace?
While many of the "costs" associated with your current comfort system may be intangible (reliability problems, uneven temperatures, excessive noise, lack of comfort, etc), some homeowner's may focus more on the hard costs associated with repair vs. replacement. Here are some often overlooked items to consider:
- Furnaces lose approximately 1% of their efficiency for every year of operation. So if your 15 year old furnace was 80% efficient when it was installed, it may only be 65% efficient now. Furnaces over 15 - 20 years old were typically only 65% - 75% efficient when they were installed.
- Most air conditioners and heat pumps installed before January, 2006 cost up to 20% more to operate than today's LOWEST efficiency models. Purchasing a higher efficiency model can generate even greater energy savings.
- The cost of repair today may not be your only repair cost in the near future. Often, as comfort systems age, you'll find yourself making multiple repairs in a short period of time to address component failures. When deciding whether to repair or replace, use the cost to FULLY RESTORE your comfort system along with likely future repairs, as your basis for comparison, not just the cost of today's required repair.
Repair vs. Replace Calculator
*For comparison purposes only. Actual results may vary based on required repairs, actual equpiment costs, utility costs, equipment efficiency and use.