It seems that one of the most common questions I get from my clients is about where they can get a good but cheap AC unit.
They can’t believe that good and cheap are not synonymous.
There are some good air conditioning units that won’t cost an arm and a leg. There are very few cheap air conditioning units that are good. I have steered some of my clients into purchasing a refurbished air conditioning unit. You can often pick up a high quality AC unit for the cost of an average air conditioning unit. The AC unit will have been refurbished. This only means that it may have been recalled and repaired properly but the owner opted to not keep it. There may have been a small glitch in the AC unit shortly after it being installed. Once again, the owner will have opted for a new AC unit, and this one would be fixed and sold as refurbished. We also get air conditioning units that are considered used. If it is brought to a home and the installation begins but then it is noted that it is not the AC unit that was ordered, it is considered used. Just the fact that the installation had begun, means that it is no longer brand new. It could be that the AC unit hadn’t even been turned on. If you can’t afford a brand new air conditioning unit when yours breaks, don’t be afraid to inquire about used or refurbished AC units. There is no problem with wanting to see the worksheets that show the scope of work done on the AC unit, or why it was returned.