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replace heat pump or not... preventative maintenance.
Hello All,
I just bought a house that was built in 1977, and it still has the original heat pump and air handler. The heat pump is working just fine, but obviously it is 27 years old and will not last forever. My question is, should I plan to replace this heat pump as soon as I can afford it, or should I continue to use it until it dies? Obviously the efficiency of the newer units are much better, but somehow I doubt if I bought a brand new unit today that it would last 27 years and keep going like this one has. I am not sure hoy many ton this old model is, but I have a picture of the label that is on it he http://scottandjenn.com/tiki/tiki/ti...hp?imageId=261 If anyone has any thoughts, I would be glad to hear them. My thinking is to replace it as soon as I can afford to buy a new one, because we are planning on staying in this house at least 10 years, which would provide an ample time to get the return on investment. At the same time though, I think we all hate to pull out something that is working just fine, when we could spend the money elsewhere on the house. Scott |
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replace heat pump or not... preventative maintenance.
Each one will have to decide how/where to spend his/her hard earned money. Some people will move to a newer house just because they think their current house is getting "old" and will be more troublesome in the future. As for me I rarely replacing something before it breaks. For my previous house, the house inspector told me before closing that the old furnace has about 3-5 years of life. It was an 18 years old house at the time. I lived in that house for 13 years and eventually sold the house with the same furnace. Replacing the fan motor was the only fix I had for the furnace. I'd suggest do your homework and get an idea how much it is to replace it. keep an eye for the good sales price and replacing it only when the trouble occurs. In the mean time save your money somewhere good to accumulate a few more bucks of interest. FC Scott Fuhrman wrote: Hello All, I just bought a house that was built in 1977, and it still has the original heat pump and air handler. The heat pump is working just fine, but obviously it is 27 years old and will not last forever. My question is, should I plan to replace this heat pump as soon as I can afford it, or should I continue to use it until it dies? (snip) http://scottandjenn.com/tiki/tiki/ti...hp?imageId=261 If anyone has any thoughts, I would be glad to hear them. My thinking is to replace it as soon as I can afford to buy a new one, because we are planning on staying in this house at least 10 years, which would provide an ample time to get the return on investment. At the same time though, I think we all hate to pull out something that is working just fine, when we could spend the money elsewhere on the house. Scott |
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