When your air conditioner reaches the end of its life, you need to be prepared, or you could get caught in a heat wave with a broken-down cooling system. If your AC needs repair now, at the start of summer, should you get that done, or should you get a new air conditioner? Is your old AC unit still worth fixing?
There’s not a simple, black-and-white answer to that question. There are a few different variables you should take into account before you decide whether to pay for that repair your air conditioner needs or invest in a new AC system instead. Here are the things to consider.