Our furnace is limping along, it works but it's fifteen years old and needed a repair last winter.
Looking for opinions on timing. Our furnace is limping along, it works but it's fifteen years old and needed a repair last winter. Everyone says replace in the shoulder season rather than waiting for a failure, which makes sense, but I hate spending money on something that still runs. Is the off season pricing thing real or is that just what contractors say to fill their calendar in spring? I keep going back and forth on it every time the weather turns, so I'd like to settle the question this year rather than gamble on another January and end up making the decision at the worst possible moment.
The pricing difference is real but usually modest. The bigger gain is scheduling and attention: in a January rush you get whatever equipment is in stock and a crew moving fast, while in spring you can actually compare options and have someone spend time on the design. That's worth more than a discount in my experience. We replaced ours in April through productairheating.com/ and had time to weigh two configurations without pressure. Fifteen years plus a repair last winter is right at the point where I'd start planning rather than waiting. Also ask about financing, spreading it out changes the calculus for a lot of people.