If your objective is to get by spending as little as possible to restore comfort to your home, repairing or replacing a single piece of equipment could be what you choose to do but here are a couple of things to consider that might make you change your mind.

1. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME

More than likely your furnace and air conditioner are the same age. They have both been used in the same environment and conditions. This means if one has stopped working because of wear and tear, chances are the other is close behind.

2. SAVE MORE NOW

Your furnace and air conditioner share some common components. So when you replace both at the same time you can usually save on labor and often get a better deal on the equipment by bundling.

3. BRAND DOESN'T MATTER, BUT MAYBE IT DOES

While the science of how a furnace and air conditioner heat and cool your home is pretty universal, there can sometimes be nuances to the way certain brands engineer their systems to work. So you want to check and make sure that if a technician recommends miss matching equipment that the 2 brand’s parts are interchangeable.

4. INCREASE EFFICIENCY

The most expensive aspect of your furnace and air conditioner is not the cost to install it but the cost to operate it. Many times increasing the efficiency or both pieces of equipment can offset the cost of replacing both and make more sense.

5. LATEST TECHNOLOGY

Most people will only need to replace their furnace and air conditioner a couple of times, so chances are your system is 20+ years old. Technology has probably improved and to get the most out of those technological advances you should replace both your furnace and air conditioner.

Sep 27th 2020

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