Normally, the air conditioner has a shorter lifespan than the furnace
I knew I had a problem with my old furnace. The furnace was almost thirty years old, and I had to get a new one. I had known the old furnace was on its last leg for a couple of years. I was looking at different furnaces, trying to find out which one I would prefer. It wasn’t just a choice of oil or gas fuel, but I also wondered if I wanted to stick with a traditional furnace. I considered getting a boiler and getting rid of the ductwork, since there was so much dust that came from ductwork. I was also looking into having a heat pump installed. I had so many questions that I called the HVAC company and had them send over an HVAC technician. When the HVAC technician arrived, he looked at the furnace and the air conditioning unit. He told me he had a new HVAC system in the showroom that had a higher efficiency than what I had even when my current was first installed. He showed me air conditioning units along with furnaces. I told him I didn’t want an entire HVAC system. All I wanted was a new furnace. He said we bought the furnace and air conditioning units at the same time. It would save me money to replace both at the same time. Normally, the air conditioner has a shorter lifespan than the furnace. I had no problems with my air conditioning unit and I couldn’t justify purchasing a new one. After several hours of trying to tell him what I wanted and didn’t want, he told me that when I made a choice to call the office; he left.