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Window air conditioning units longevity
Asked by: Sixsmith
from GREENWOOD, MS
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About how long will an medium sized window unit last.
Do they work till the fan dies and the Freon leaks out or is there something else that effects them.
Do they work till the fan dies and the Freon leaks out or is there something else that effects them.
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The reasons window units have a limited life span includes, compressor goes bad, the condensor coil mainly looses a lot of its ability to get rid of the heat due to fins corroding away, rusting out of the unit, people changing the older unit out for a newer unit that cost less to operate, thermostat goes bad, capacitor goes bad, installed central air and heat system. Some of the things I have said people do not want to spend the money to have repaired since a new unit is going to be cheaper to buy and to operate than ha...
Answer Date: 09:48pm 03/28/08
