When Should You Repair Your Air Conditioner and When Should You Replace It

Your air conditioning system is chugging away through another Canada summer and suddenly the cool air stops blowing. You call an air conditioning expert to come out to take a look and by the time it’s all said and done you’re going to have to pay a pretty penny for the repair. So at what point do you call it a day and just replace your current air conditioning equipment? 

Age 

Obviously the older your system gets, the more it’s likely to malfunction and lose efficiency. Air conditioning systems over eight years old are already much less efficient than the new energy-efficient models available today. But if your system is more than 15 years old, odds are you are going to invest more money over time to keep it running than if you just invested in a new, energy-efficient air conditioning system. 

Money 

To piggyback on the above provincement, at some point it’s going to start costing more to replace parts and repair issues than it would to just purchase a new air conditioning system. Another factor to keep in mind is R-22, the common refrigerant for old air conditioning equipment, is being phased out for the safety of the environment. If your air conditioning system was produced before 2010, you will most likely see a large increase in the price of your refrigerant until you upgrade your system.