{"id":2458,"date":"2013-03-29T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/equipment-you-shouldnt-keep-knowing-when-to-cash-in\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T09:22:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:22:17","slug":"equipment-you-shouldnt-keep-knowing-when-to-cash-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/equipment-you-shouldnt-keep-knowing-when-to-cash-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment You Shouldn’t Keep – Knowing When to Cash In"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you move into an existing home, there are many pieces of equipment that you may not want to keep. Some of them are just old and poor quality, while others cost you a lot of money and others still may be dangerous to you or your children. Before you settle into your space, make sure you have every one of your systems checked thoroughly for potential problems including inefficient heating, dangerous parts or environmentally unfriendly components.<\/p>\n

Energy Cost<\/h3>\n

Number one on your list should be the cost of the energy needed to run your HVAC equipment. Furnaces and air conditioners in particular have become much more energy efficient in the last 10 years so older systems routinely cost much more money to operate than new ones. That doesn\u2019t mean you should immediately rush out to replace your old furnace, but if it isn\u2019t working properly or it\u2019s costing you more money than you\u2019d like, the cost benefit of a new system is often worth checking into.<\/p>\n

Other things to check include your insulation, your air quality system, your ventilation system and anything used to heat or cool food in the kitchen \u2013 all of which may be less efficient than you might like.<\/p>\n

Ozone Depleting Refrigerants<\/h3>\n

Older appliances like air conditioners may still use ozone depleting refrigerants that are no longer considered safe (or in some cases legal) for home use. If this is the case, not only does your system probably have a very low SEER\/HSPF rating, it likely isn\u2019t good for the environment or your own health. So, have your system replaced as soon as possible to avoid potentially negative side effects.<\/p>\n

Dangerous Equipment<\/h3>\n

\"\"Finally, there are those pieces of equipment that are dangerous. If you find that your furnace has rust around the edges, your gas lines are kinked, or you have a dangerously out of date heat pump in your backyard, it may be time for some replacements. In general, these systems will last for years longer than they are considered safe and while you probably cannot buy a house without a working and safe furnace and air conditioner, you should still have them inspected carefully and replaced as soon as possible if you suspect problems.<\/p>\n

Good HVAC equipment is hard to come by \u2013 if your home has it already, you\u2019re in luck, but if you happen to move into a place with poor quality materials and equipment, have it replaced as soon as possible. Your health and wallet will both benefit greatly.<\/p>\n

Posted by Wes Diskin<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you move into an existing home, there are many pieces of equipment that you may not want to keep. Some of them are just old and poor quality, while others cost you a lot of money and others still may be dangerous to you or your children. Before you settle into your space, make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,128,118,121,130,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cash-for-clunkers","category-incentives","category-rebates","category-tax-credits","category-unsafe-equipment","category-when-to-replace"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7348,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458\/revisions\/7348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}