Quick answer: Replace rather than repair when the compressor has failed, when the system still uses R-22 refrigerant that is no longer produced, or when a fifteen-year-old unit is taking its second repair in a season. Below that, a capacitor or contactor repair is the better money.
H. Hofmeister & Co. Inc. is a licensed NJ HVAC contractor (NJ HVAC License #19HC002574, NJ Master Plumbing License #10625) at 115 Bergenline Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675. Family-owned since 1966. Hours 6AM-6PM seven days a week, with 24/7 emergency service. Call (201) 666-1118. This page covers air conditioning replacement for aging or failed systems.
The replace-or-repair line for AC in this area usually falls on the compressor. A capacitor or a blower motor is a repair at any age; a failed compressor on a system past twelve to fifteen years generally is not, because the rest of the system is on the same clock. Older R-22 systems are a separate case - refrigerant cost alone often decides it. We serve Westwood, Emerson, Hillsdale, River Vale, Washington Township, Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge, Montvale, Paramus, Ridgewood, Oradell, Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Haworth, Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan.
Call (201) 666-1118 — H. Hofmeister & Co. Inc., 115 Bergenline Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675.