My Mom finally replaced the AC in her lake house.
It has been over a year since she experienced complications with it.
Apparently, the unit had a leak and her HVAC professional would temporarily fix the issue, but mentioned to my Mom over and over again that the unit should be substituted. My Mom isn’t the type of lady to purchase a new component or equipment. She will use her devices to the point where they are falling apart. And I know she wanted to do that with her AC unit, wait until it was completely broken down before she made any attempts to substitute it. Ever since I was younger, I remember her being that way. We had an old window cooling system, and it broke down all the time and each time it broke down, my Mom would pull the unit apart and repair it. The unit needed to be substituted, but she wanted to repair it instead. Anyway, the old AC unit at my Mom’s lake house was not a heat pump as it only gave air conditioner. She has a separate heating system that is the source of heat for her lake house. This means that the AC didn’t cost as much as the conventional Heating and Air Conditioning unit that comes with both heating and cooling capabilities. In fact, the unit that he bought for his household was below $4,000. Now that she has substituted her old air conditioner, with proper use and care, the new unit should last her at least 20 years, which is around the respected lifespan of a central air conditioner unit.