This is the 30th season on a two ton split system air conditioner/upflow electric furnace unit which I was thinking about replacing this fall/winter. This unit has served us well with very little repair maintenance. Right now (3pm) our 50 year old 1350 sq. ft. single level house south of Houston near the coast is at 76F & 46%RH. The outdoor temperature is 93F.
My dilemma is: do I replace this fall/winter or continue to run this unit until a major repair needed? It’s not the money to replace but the idea of replacing an old unit that we are very happy with. The only repairs on this unit over the last 30 years is topping off the refrigerant about once every 5 years and the condenser fan was replaced back in 1998. Yes, I know that when failure happens it will probably be in the hottest part of the summer on a holiday weekend. Who knows, it may run many more years. Thinking ahead on what to do if that should happen I think I would buy some cheap windows units to get by until a new split system unit could be installed. What would be the smart thing to do?
My dilemma is: do I replace this fall/winter or continue to run this unit until a major repair needed? It’s not the money to replace but the idea of replacing an old unit that we are very happy with. The only repairs on this unit over the last 30 years is topping off the refrigerant about once every 5 years and the condenser fan was replaced back in 1998. Yes, I know that when failure happens it will probably be in the hottest part of the summer on a holiday weekend. Who knows, it may run many more years. Thinking ahead on what to do if that should happen I think I would buy some cheap windows units to get by until a new split system unit could be installed. What would be the smart thing to do?
