{"id":1550,"date":"2018-04-16T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2018-04-12T07:47:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T11:47:03","slug":"air-conditioning-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/air-conditioning-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need a Spring Air Conditioning Replacement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Comfortable-woman-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"comfortable-woman\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Comfortable-woman-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Comfortable-woman-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Comfortable-woman.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We\u2019re in the race toward summer. Why is it a race? Because the time is shortening when you can have air conditioning services like repairs and upgrades done before the hot weather arrives and AC work is much less convenient. It\u2019s especially important to act fast on spring AC jobs if you think you need to have a new air conditioner put in.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Why Do You Think You Need a New AC?<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re not trying to talk you out of a new air conditioning installation. We want you to take a look at what it is about your AC has made you believe that it\u2019s best moving forward with a new system:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The system is too old. How old is <em>too<\/em> old? An AC that\u2019s more than 15 years in service is definitely ready to retire, even if it still seems to be working fine.<\/li>\n<li>You think you\u2019re putting more money into it with repairs and electrical bills than you should. It shouldn\u2019t cost more than $500 a year in repairs to keep the system running, and if your recent summer electric bills are steadily rising, it\u2019s a good idea to have a professional find out if an aging AC is the reason.<\/li>\n<li>The air conditioner simply can\u2019t keep up with the hot weather. We recommend checking to see if a repair can fix the problem by calling one of our technicians for service. The technician can give you an honest answer about the choice between repair or replace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Think About Your Replacement Options<\/h2>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t been in the market for a new air conditioner for more than 10 years, you\u2019ll be surprised at the many AC choices you have, such as ductless air conditioners and special high-efficiency systems. You can also choose to have a heat pump installed if you\u2019re also thinking about replacing your heating system soon. Some of these options are more expensive upfront than a standard central AC, and you can trust to our experts to help you balance installation costs against long-term savings and performance. You hope to have a new air conditioner that will last for longer than a decade, so make sure you have the <em>right<\/em> AC for your needs at the start!<\/p>\n<h2>Consider a Geothermal System<\/h2>\n<p>Since we&#8217;re thinking about new comfort systems, it\u2019s a good time to mention the option for a geothermal heat pump. Although people tend to connect geothermal systems with heating (understandable, since <em>-thermal<\/em> is in the name), a geothermal heat pump does the same job a standard air-source heat pump does: it heats <em>and<\/em> cools. The cooling mode for a geothermal heat pump removes heat from the house and deposits it in a heat sink in the ground. It\u2019s an efficient method of cooling\u2014and heating efficiency is even greater\u2014so if your property has the space for geothermal loops, please give some thought to it. We do extensive work with geothermal in Oregon, and we\u2019re happy to consult with you on whether geothermal is ideal for your house.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re the <a href=\"\/service-areas\/salem-heating-ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salem, OR HVAC contractor<\/a> for any air conditioning need you have: we\u2019ve worked with AC systems in Oregon for more than 50 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Comfort Flow Heating serves Oregon with <a href=\"\/contact\/send-a-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commercial and residential HVAC<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want you to take a look at what it is about your AC has made you believe that it\u2019s best moving forward with a new system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[123,14,91],"class_list":["post-1550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-installation","tag-air-conditioning-replacement","tag-salem"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1550"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1553,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions\/1553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comfortflow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}