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Typical Equipment Lifetimes
Efficiencies typically degrade as equipment ages. If an expensive repair is required, it may make more sense to replace the equipment, rather than repair it. Action Heating & Cooling has testing equipment that determines the real efficiency of your equipment and whether replacement should be considered now or some time in the future. We also have up-front pricing to compare the repair cost vs. equipment replacement.
Furnaces
High Efficiency usually needs to be replaced every 15-18 years.
Factors that will help your equipment last longer:
Proper Sizing, Installation, Controls, Ductwork sizing, Maintenance, Equipment protection
Normal Efficiency furnaces, we have seen equipment as old as 40 years. However, the efficiency is so low, the homeowner actually loses money by keeping the equipment.
Boilers
A properly maintained boiler can last a long time, and efficiency may be more of an issue than reliability. Older boilers can have efficiencies of 60% or less. New boilers come in efficiencies as high as 99%!
Air Conditioning
An Air Conditioner should last for 12 to 16 years, depending on its location’s conditions and how well it was maintained. However, just like other equipment, a major repair may not be worth the cost when compared to replacing with a new system that would be under warranty. An Air Conditioner’s efficiency rating is called its SEER (Service Energy Efficiency Rating). The higher the rating number, the higher the efficiency. Many older air conditioners were in the 6 to 8 SEER range. Before 2006, the most common SEER rating was 10. As of January, 2006, the lowest SEER rating that can be MANUFACTURED is 13 SEER. However, some 10 SEER units, manufactured before the deadline, may still be available.
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