My brother called me the other day to ask me if he should repair his heating system or replace the whole thing.
- I guess he thinks that since I work in the heating and cooling industry that I should be able to tell him exactly what to do.
The problem is, I don’t really know how old his heating and cooling system actually is. He moved into a house with an old heating and cooling system already installed in it. They didn’t have much trouble with the HVAC system when they first moved in, but recently they’ve been having a lot of issues with the heating system. Since it’s winter and the weather is really cooling off outside, it’s not the greatest time for him to be having problems with his furnace. I told him that he could go one of two ways with this. He could either replace the whole entire system, which is going to cost him quite a bit of money, or he can have it repaired. Since I don’t live close to my brother, I can’t go out and repair it for him free of charge or at a discount. Unfortunately, he lives so far away that this kind of help for him just isn’t feasible. I wish that I could help him out more, but I can’t really tell him all that much over the phone. In my opinion, I think he should just go ahead and replace the whole HVAC system. At least that way he will know what he has and how old it is. At least I can give him some recommendations on a new HVAC system.