{"id":1414,"date":"2018-08-27T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/blog\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2018-08-27T11:00:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T15:00:55","slug":"when-ac-too-old-keep-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/?p=1414","title":{"rendered":"When an AC Is Too Old to Keep Around"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/air-conditioning-ancient-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"old-ac\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/air-conditioning-ancient-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/air-conditioning-ancient-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/air-conditioning-ancient.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>No air conditioning system is \u201cthe last AC you\u2019ll ever need to buy.\u201d No matter how well you maintain your home\u2019s cooling system, it will need to be replaced at some time. It\u2019s a matter of knowing when: If it be not now, \u2018tis to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all.<\/p>\n<h2>Now Let\u2019s See If Your AC Is Ready<\/h2>\n<p>How can you know your aging air conditioner is at the replacement stage? Thankfully, ACs give off several signs they\u2019re in decline, and there are a few other factors to consider when you\u2019re debating about putting a new air conditioner.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Basic Age: <\/strong>So how old is your air conditioner? The average service life of an AC is between 10 to 15 years. An AC may continue to run past 15 years, but the chance that it will fail or suffer from a large drop in efficiency increases. If you don\u2019t want to risk your air conditioning system crashing during a blazing hot day, get ahead of the problem with a scheduled replacement. (Fall is a great time for this.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The AC Uses R-22 Refrigerant:<\/strong> If you have an air conditioner that was installed before 2010, it may use R-22 for refrigerant. This refrigerant blend is being phased out and you won\u2019t be able to repair refrigerant leaks after 2020. If you have an R-22 air conditioning system (you\u2019ll find the information on the cabinet) we strongly recommend having it replaced at your earliest convenience with a system that uses R-410A\u2014which is more energy efficient anyway.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The AC Costs Too Much to Run:<\/strong> When an air conditioner is coming to the end of its service life, it will start to rapidly lose its energy efficiency rating and raise utility bills. If you\u2019ve noticed that you\u2019re paying much more in summer on your electric bills, the problem may be that it\u2019s time to get a new air conditioner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The AC Needs Too Many Repairs:<\/strong> And this, of course, brings up the question, \u201cHow much is too much when it comes to repairs?\u201d More than once a year is too much. A repair that costs more than half the price of a replacement is too much. Cumulative repairs adding up to more than $500 is too much.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hot Spots in the House:<\/strong> Uneven heating is one of the biggest warning signs of an air conditioner in decline. If you\u2019re hearing complaints from people in the house about their rooms not getting cooling, it\u2019s time to have a technician look at the AC and see if it\u2019s almost done for.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noisy Operation: <\/strong>When an air conditioner makes a racket (rather than a singular odd noise like hissing or clicking) it means it\u2019s so worn down that it\u2019s best to have a new one put it. You\u2019ll have a better AC and a quieter home. The rest is silence!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it\u2019s time for a new AC, or even just repairs, you can find the right <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">home air conditioning services in Lake City, FL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">[(site_name)] has served the communities of North Central Florida since 1998. <a href=\"\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rely on us for a great AC replacement when you need it.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you know your aging air conditioner is at the replacement stage? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-lake-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}