Should I Repair or Replace My AC?

Repair usually wins while the system is under about ten years old and the fix costs a small fraction of a new one. Replacement starts to make sense once the unit is past twelve years, the repair is a large share of replacement cost, or the same system has needed several visits in a single season. Refrigerant decides plenty of these calls. Older equipment charged with R22 is expensive to top up because that refrigerant is no longer produced, so a leak on an R22 system is often where the spending should stop. Newer equipment does show up on the power bill, though efficiency alone rarely justifies replacing a healthy unit. Admiral Heating and Cooling of Naples will tell you honestly which side your system falls on.