Putting an addition on our house (not bragging). Obviously have a lot of hvac work and I was talking with the hvac guys this AM. We had to pay people to put new Freon in our AC last summer and it was old AF, so we’re replacing it. I’m happy about that decision. Our furnace is 25 years old. We knew it was old and would need replacing when we moved in 4 years ago. There’s been nothing wrong with it, though. Haven’t had any issues whatsoever. So my thoughts on it have been, don’t make any movements until it dies. Ride it til the wheels fall off. The hvac guys are saying, “oh no, it needs to go now while we’re reworking all the ductwork. It’ll be more expensive to put a new one in down the road since we won’t actively be working on the hvac.”
This kind of makes sense - they’re already here doing the work. But it also kind of sounds like a load of horseshit. If I get another year (or another 5 - like I said, haven’t had any issues with the existing furnace) out of the one we’ve got, doesn’t that negate those extra costs?
Im out of my element with HVAC. What say you all?
This kind of makes sense - they’re already here doing the work. But it also kind of sounds like a load of horseshit. If I get another year (or another 5 - like I said, haven’t had any issues with the existing furnace) out of the one we’ve got, doesn’t that negate those extra costs?
Im out of my element with HVAC. What say you all?