How Long Should My Furnace And Air Conditioning System Last?

"The refrigerant that we use inside the systems are better for the environment, they can do so much more with them now."  

- Bruce Gammon,  Heating & Cooling Expert

 

The owner, Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling joins Check A Pro Joe on this episode.  Bruce talks to Joe about how long your heating and air conditioning systems should last.

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Podcast Episode Transcript:

The refrigerant that we use inside the systems are better for the environment they can do so much more with them now. This is the check a pro radio show checker pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe we love our homes but there's a problem we have all these appliances from dishwashers to refrigerators and water heaters we also have an HVAC system heating ventilation and air conditioning the question is how long does that equipment last they say a dishwasher may last ten years water heater maybe 7 to 10 years nowadays here's the real question when you're investing in your heating and air conditioning system how long can you expect that to last I've asked an expert in heating and cooling to join me here on the program today his name is Bruce gammon from gammon’s heating and cooling Bruce how are you I'm great Joe how are you doing today fantastic so I'm sure you hear this question all the time as people are thinking about investing in a brand new system how long will this new heating and air conditioning equipment last that's a great question and you know I'm going to start off by saying my mindset has changed over the years with this but where the answer to this OK you ready for this job absolutely alright when I started out in the trade and I may have worked at summer to you know a little bit and then and then nineties 9596 during the high school time and soon after you know get into the industry you know we would patch oil tanks they would patch heat exchangers inside furnaces we were the Band-Aid kings let's just Band-Aid everything and make it last you know overtime you know equipment to the law into much better the technology is better the refrigerants that we use inside the systems are better for the environment we can do so much more with them now and I answer this like this you know how long did the Model T last I've seen people drive them in parades alright you can keep band aiding that Model T you can keep putting paint on it and you can keep putting new tires on it and keep it running you know I was into collecting old antique to Toronto tractors for a long time you know my oldest one was in 1936 and that thing just ran just fine but let's talk about this has anybody ever thought about this scenario what's the cost of ownership over a ten period of time of owning a piece of equipment the cost of owning a new high efficiency piece of equipment could be much less than your monthly payments than what it would cost to keep operating a 20 year old piece of equipment no it's absolutely true and there's many reasons for that of course efficiencies you have to keep fixing and fixing which takes time and money sure and the other thing is happening well let's talk about electric cars and cars that are getting 3040 miles to a gallon you know what's the cost of ownership over that car truck over the next 10 years versus maintaining what you have and keep driving what you have it's only getting 16 miles to you so I think the industry needs to look at things a little bit different rather than the manufacturer says that should last 15 years 10 years yada yada let's look at the condition of the piece of equipment and let's look at what it's going to cost you to own this piece of equipment over the next 10 years so that would be my answer to that you know Bruce I'm going to interject here with some thoughts that because it really came to my mind when you were talking about cars automobiles or tractors a number of years ago I made a decision to drive late model vehicles yes I'm putting money into it but here's the good news I have the latest technology it's the safest technology and I don't have to worry about it so when I'm at work my wife's not going to call me and tell me the AC system stopped again I did this is the third time this month all the guys out I'm much rather know it's a brand new system and