When it comes to selecting a new air conditioner for a residential or commercial property, the sky’s the limit. With hundreds of makes and models to choose from, Air Plus Heating & Cooling co-owner Kim Warner says that some people can begin to feel overwhelmed.
As a way to make the buying process easier on her customers, Warner offers some basic tips on what people should be looking for when they purchase new HVAC systems. The San Diego air conditioner and heater installation expert says that homeowners would be smart to look closely at the compressor in whichever system they are thinking about buying.
And why is that? As Warner explains, the compressor really is the heart of any air conditioning system. Without a properly functioning compressor, an air conditioner cannot cool down a home. A compressor is the one part of an air conditioning unit that will almost always have to be replaced – rather than repaired – if it fails.
Located in San Diego, Warner’s AC and heater installation and repair company prides itself on being an exclusive Trane Comfort Specialist dealer. Warner says that this is important because it allows her company to offer customers products from the number one rated air conditioning and heater manufacturer. These are products that most other HVAC companies cannot offer, which puts Warner’s customers at a distinct advantage.
A number of elements come together to make Trane a premier manufacturer of air conditioners and heating products. Specifically, Warner says, Trane makes its own compressors rather than outsourcing to another lesser-known company. All of the compressors that come in Trane air conditioners are made by Trane in the United States, rather than being made by a third party overseas. This helps to ensure that all of Trane’s compressors are made to fit rigid requirements in U.S. factories.
Warner, who is an air conditioner and heater installation expert in San Diego, goes on to explain that Trane has a patent on its spine thin coil, which is what makes its products less prone to refrigerant leakage. This helps keep homeowners and their environment very safe and lessens the likelihood that a person with a Trane system will ever need to call Air Plus Heating & Cooling to make a repair.
No matter how well made an air conditioner’s compressor may be, Warner cautions that all products will fail eventually. Thankfully for her customers, Trane air conditioners last much longer than those made by other manufacturers. Warner says that Trane air conditioning units can usually go for 20 or 25 years before the cost to repair a malfunction becomes more than the cost to replace the unit entirely. However, homeowners really have to decide for themselves how the investment of repairing a unit compares to the cost of replacing it entirely. Some people will decide that they would rather replace their HVAC units after 15 years, while others may wait until they’ve hit the 25-year mark before purchasing an entirely new unit.