{"id":655,"date":"2015-09-07T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/?p=655"},"modified":"2015-09-01T18:33:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T22:33:48","slug":"end-of-summer-question-is-it-time-to-have-your-old-ac-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/end-of-summer-question-is-it-time-to-have-your-old-ac-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Summer Question: Is It Time to Have Your Old AC Replaced?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has a very long cooling season when air conditioners run during most days. All the stress that ACs undergo in our hot and humid climate means that we must take special care of them so they will have the longest service lives possible and provide the best return on our original investment in them.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->However, you should never let an air conditioner run and run until it has a final collapse. If you do that, you\u2019ll have a period when the AC will waste enormous amounts of energy, and then suddenly find yourself with no air conditioning at all\u2026 probably on a searing hot day. It\u2019s a smart idea to replace an old air conditioner <em>before<\/em> it turns into an energy-gobbler on the verge of dying.<\/p>\n<h3>Is your AC no longer worth keeping?<\/h3>\n<p>Now that we\u2019re at the end of summer and your air conditioner has just gone through a few tough months, you should ask yourself if it\u2019s time to schedule a replacement when the cooler weather arrives. Here are some specific questions to ask that will help focus your answer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Is the air conditioner reliable? \u2013 <\/strong>If the AC has a recent history of malfunctions that have made repairs a routine affair, then keeping the system around much longer is a bad idea. If AC repair bills for the year are around $500, you\u2019re probably paying too much.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is the air conditioner older than its estimated lifespan? \u2013 <\/strong>An AC has a manufacturer\u2019s estimated lifespan, which usually falls between 10 to 15 years. If your system is past this age, consider replacing it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much does it cost to run the AC each summer? \u2013 <\/strong>What you\u2019re looking for here are indications that the air conditioner is losing its energy efficiency and costing more to run. An air conditioner, provided it has routine maintenance each year, should maintain 95% of its efficiency rating for most of its service life. When efficiency drops, it means the air conditioner is in its last stages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>If you are looking for a professional opinion regarding <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\/ac-replacement\">replacing your air conditioning system<\/a>, call up Kool Breeze of Northwest Florida, Inc. We serve Pensacola Beach, FL.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has a very long cooling season when air conditioners run during most days. All the stress that ACs undergo in our hot and humid climate means that we must take special care of them so they will have the longest service lives possible and provide the best return on our original investment in them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[14,93],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":656,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions\/656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}