{"id":1842,"date":"2021-08-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/blog\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2021-08-09T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:00:00","slug":"ways-tell-ac-way-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/?p=1842","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Tell Your AC Is on the Way Out\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We\u2019re now in the second half of the summer, and your home\u2019s AC has put in an enormous amount of work already cooling down the house. It still has a ways to go too, since the Florida summer heat can last long into fall. You shouldn\u2019t have too much to worry about when it comes to your AC, provided you arranged for routine maintenance at the start of the year. ACs are designed to last for many years against extremely hot conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, no AC is designed to last forever. At this point in the summer season, you may detect signs that your air conditioning system is beginning to fail\u2014headed for a last breakdown that will require you to schedule an AC replacement in Lake City, FL<\/a>. The best way to avoid getting trapped with a failed AC is to pay attention to the warnings the system is on the way out. Below we\u2019ve listed a few major signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. The age of the air conditioner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is the fastest way to tell how much longer you can expect an air conditioner to continue to work. The average air conditioner can last for 10 to 15 years. When your AC falls into this range, pay closer attention to faults and problems. An AC older than 15 years is ready for a replacement\u2014schedule it as soon as you have a convenient time for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The cost to run the air conditioner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Regular maintenance can help an AC retain 95% of its original energy efficiency for most of its life. (Yet another reason to never skip maintenance!) In the last one or two years of an AC\u2019s service life, a rapid efficiency decline will set in, and you\u2019ll see much higher electricity bills during the summer. We recommend putting in a new AC when the cost to run it increases noticeably and repairs won\u2019t turn it around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The frequency of repairs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An air conditioning system can often run for years without needing any repairs. As it ages, repairs will become more frequent, but they should never become an annual occurrence. Or a bi<\/em>annual one! If you find yourself calling for repairs this often, arrange to have a new AC installed rather than sinking money into fixing the old one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The cost of repairs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just as important as the frequency of AC repairs is the cost of those repairs. In general, any repair that costs more than half the price of a replacement air conditioning system is too high. Also watch out if you\u2019re paying more than $500 on repairs in a single year. This is throwing away money better spent on a new cooling system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Decline in cooling capacity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In other words, your air conditioner cannot keep the house as cool as it once did. If you keep lowering the thermostat during the day to force the AC to provide the comfort you once took for granted, the AC is probably on its final lap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aren\u2019t certain about your air conditioner\u2019s future? We\u2019re ready to help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call Touchstone Heating and Air Inc 24\/7 for exceptional customer service!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The best way to avoid getting trapped with a failed AC is to pay attention to the warnings the system is on the way out.<\/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":[12,92,16],"class_list":["post-1842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-repair","tag-air-conditioning-replacement","tag-lake-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842","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=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}