10 year old AC

[Kilowatt]

My window unit quit one day. The next day it worked again. That night the
motor started squeaking and the next morning the switch was still on but the
motor wouldn't run.

I have already bought a replacement ac unit but I was wondering if the old
one would be good for anything?

I am guessing that it would cost as much to repair as the new one cost.

 

[K Williams]

My window unit quit one day. The next day it worked again. That
night the motor started squeaking and the next morning the switch
was still on but the motor wouldn't run.

I have already bought a replacement ac unit but I was wondering if
the old one would be good for anything?

Do you have a boat?

I am guessing that it would cost as much to repair as the new one
cost.

I'm *sure* you're correct. I had someone look at my thru-the-wall
unit ten years ago, and declared the compressor shot (it would
freeze up and kick the breaker). He wanted about $500 to replace
the compressor, while a new unit was about $700. Repairing such
things *rarely* makes economic sense.

....of course ten years later the unit is still working. I just
don't let the fan cycle, so it clears any condensation from the
coils.

 

[K Williams]

| Kilowatt wrote:
|
|> My window unit quit one day. The next day it worked again.
|> That night the motor started squeaking and the next morning the
|> switch was still on but the motor wouldn't run.
|>
|> I have already bought a replacement ac unit but I was wondering
|> if the old one would be good for anything?
|
| Do you have a boat?
|
|> I am guessing that it would cost as much to repair as the new
|> one cost.
|
| I'm *sure* you're correct. I had someone look at my
| thru-the-wall unit ten years ago, and declared the compressor
| shot (it would
| freeze up and kick the breaker). He wanted about $500 to
| replace
| the compressor, while a new unit was about $700. Repairing such
| things *rarely* makes economic sense.
|
| ...of course ten years later the unit is still working. I just
| don't let the fan cycle, so it clears any condensation from the
| coils.

Sounds like possibly a low refrigerant charge is making things
worse.

Quite likely. However, it's going to run until it drops. Given
it's age (17-18 years; the age of the house) it will have R12
refrigerant and thus it's not worth fixing. Every year it
continues to run it is *saving* me money.

 

[AC/DCdude17]

My window unit quit one day. The next day it worked again. That night the
motor started squeaking and the next morning the switch was still on but the
motor wouldn't run.

I have already bought a replacement ac unit but I was wondering if the old
one would be good for anything?

I am guessing that it would cost as much to repair as the new one cost.

A newer Energy Star unit is going to have a lower cost of ownership. A
new window A/C is going to be more energy efficient than a decade old unit.