Should you repair or replace your AC?

Cool Talk with Hartzell's | Your HVAC Questions, Answered! · May 14, 2026 · 23m · transcript

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HOST A: It is the first week of June in Kingfisher. A homeowner calls Hartzell's. Their 12-year-old AC is running but warm air is coming out of the vents. Dave diagnoses a failed compressor. The quote to repair is 1800 dollars. The quote to replace the whole outdoor unit and the indoor coil is around 8500 dollars. The homeowner says, "Dave, what would you do?" HOST B: That is the question I get more than any other in this trade.

I'm Dave Hartzell at Hartzell's Heat & Air in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 45 years in the trade, Master HVAC license. On Cool Talk I cover the stuff…