Why the Price of Air Conditioning Units for Sale Is So Important

There’s nothing quite like the experience of seeking relief from a sweltering summer day in the cool recesses of a well cooled home or office. The succor provided is an experience all its own and has little equal. Perhaps similar to coming in out of the cold, but not quite the same.

In order to safeguard this experience for yourself and for posterity, quite a few responsibilities are incumbent on you. All of them are tied back to the quality of the air conditioning system in your home, in some way or another. Because of the number of these, the price of air conditioning units for sale is actually a way bigger deal than you might expect.

This goes farther than the price of the item for sale itself, because there are so many other costs associated with the purchase, with operation, and with maintenance. Check out some of these arguments and it will soon become evident to you just why we have committed to our low price guarantee for so long - as well as what else we offer to help you save money.

1.Cooling costs are expensive in some areas of the country

An air conditioner is seldom the only piece of HVAC equipment that a home contains, but in hot climates and areas of the country, they are the most significant cooling elements of the home or business. If you have a dedicated air conditioner like a central AC unit, it probably means that a heat pump is not adequate to keep you cool during the summer months. That describes large swaths of the country.

Even with a dedicated electric air conditioner to keep the summer temperatures in check, the price of cooling can be quite high. That’s why when you get a new HVAC system, the price of the actual unit itself is not the only factor you need to consider. You need also to consider the impact that your electric bill (or your other utilities) will have on your finances.

It goes without saying that getting a better deal on the air conditioner itself can help you manage the expense of keeping everything cool, at least in the short run.

2.Cooling costs are not the only HVAC costs that most homeowners have to wrangle

Now get ready for the first of several curveballs that we’re going to pitch your way. Cooling costs are not the only expense that most homeowners or business owners have to shoulder. In fact, they’re usually only the first of many.

Few places need only central air conditioners and no heat. Arguably no places meet that description. The truth is that even in the hottest areas of the country it still gets cold enough in the winter to warrant at least an electric heat strip as a necessity. That alone will drive up the price of heating through the winter months. Just because heating costs are not necessarily relevant to your air conditioner, they still must be managed.

That’s why this is called heating and cooling, and not just cooling. Sure, the performance of the air conditioner will be first in your mind when you’re looking to get a new one, but come winter, you’ll have other things on your plate.

Do you have a gas furnace to pair with that electric air conditioner? That introduces new gas bills on top of the electric bill you’ll need to foot for the air conditioning unit. It might also double or triple your expenses, depending on where you live, what your winters are like, and what heating solution exists in your home.

Because of the varied nature of heating and cooling expenses, the initial cost of the unit is something that should give you pause. In the long run it might not matter so much, but in the short run it’s something you need to consider.

3.Installation is another cost that you need to contend with

The next curveball is coming up in the lineup. Heating and cooling expenses aside, you also need to consider the cost of the installation on the unit. Some air conditioning units for sale are much easier to install in situ than others. While not really an air conditioner, heat pumps are notorious for being difficult and expensive to install.

Air conditioners may not be quite as expensive as heat pumps to install, and the process might not be as invasive, but it will still eat into the total cost of a new system. If you’ve had to make a number of such replacements in the past, then you are probably well familiar with the pain of having to do so on short notice or when a system fails and must be replaced in short order.

Here at Budget Air Supply, we’re particularly proud of our excellent customer service and we attribute much of our success and longevity to the keeping of best practices. One of the things that we provide for our customers is the value of an installation network around the country.

We maintain a network of partners that will work with you to ensure that your new system is installed and operational so you can have peace of mind ahead of the coming season. With that said, it underscores the value we provide with our low price guarantee because together they take some of the burden off of your shoulders.

Save money on the purchase and you’ll have less to juggle when it comes time to get a new unit installed, especially if you work with Budget Air Supply for that. You’ll save money and time; the best of both worlds.

4.Shipping on HVAC systems (like air conditioning units for sale) is usually very expensive*

There is another monstrous expense associated with many HVAC units, particularly when you buy them online. Forever, since the dawn of online sales, HVAC systems have cost an arm and a leg to ship. When you buy online and have them shipped to you, you pay this cost directly. When you buy through a distributor that sends it from a facility, you pay twice. The first freight cost is baked into the price of the unit and then you usually have to pay a lot to ship it again.

This isn’t plain highway robbery, much as we’d like to decry it as such. HVAC units, like air conditioning units for sale, can be described in a number of colorful ways. They can be called large, they can be called bulky, and they can be called heavy. You can even get away with calling them fragile, for what it’s worth.

This combination of traits, being heavy, bulky, large and potentially fragile, is not a pleasant one after you’ve caught sight of the logistics picture. Things that possess those characteristics are expensive to ship. There’s little way around this, and it’s another reason the cost of an air conditioning unit should be taken seriously. You’ll probably be up for a large payment on shipping as well.

Here’s one of the best ways in which we can make the biggest difference in cost for you. Many years back, we made investments in our supply chain, investing in several warehouses. As business grew, we were able to scale up our ability to meet demand as well as to manage the cost of shipments. Without having to pay a third party provider for storage, we achieved great efficiencies in storage and shipment. Unlike any other competitors that may have achieved the same, we have passed those savings along to you.

We offer free shipping on all orders to our website, and because we own our own warehouses and have a direct say in our logistics, we’re able to provide surprisingly fast shipping as well. That should help you manage the cost of investment in a new unit or system.

5.Other energy costs can rack up too

Another reason that the up front cost of a new air conditioning unit comes from the fact that a home has many more energy costs to wrangle with than just the electricity or gas from heating and cooling.

As a homeowner, you’ll have to devote energy uses to cooking, lighting and other resources like any appliances and other devices in your home. That all breaks down into your budget just like the cost of operating and maintaining an HVAC system, and it all shakes out to one more reason to care about the upfront cost of air conditioning units for sale. Don’t assume you need to pay more when you’re covered by an amazing guarantee like our price match. Cut back on the cost of purchase and you can roll those savings into the other unavoidable costs of homeownership.

6.Maintenance and repairs can be sudden, unforeseen, and expensive

Let’s say you have an air conditioning system that has served you and your household admirably for many years. Then, one morning on a sweltering summer day (since that’s the only time things like this happen) you wake up to a hotter-than-usual room. Over the course of the day the temperature continues to rise. At this point, all you know is that your air conditioning system needs attention; you don’t know if it needs to be repaired or has lived out its useful life and needs to be replaced.

All you know is you need to do something about it. You can also rest assured that it’s going to cost a pretty penny, even if the repair is relatively insignificant. Replacing the unit, well, you can assume what that’s going to cost if it comes to that.

The point here is that maintenance, repairs and failures arise unexpectedly. You can assume that your unit is going to need routine maintenance, but you can never really be sure when something is going to go expressly wrong and need attention.

Getting a good deal on that system out of the gate just gives you the ability to roll the savings forward into the “rainy day” fund, although it might be better termed an “exceedingly hot” day fund in this scenario.

7.They’re highly important investments for your home and impact the home’s value

Another reason to consider the price of air conditioning units for sale very heavily is because they have great potential to improve your home’s value. That is, they may even have a greater ability to increase the value of your home that is worth much more than you pay for them. Now imagine getting a great deal - the best possible deal - on a new air conditioner and imagine what it can do for your investment in your home.

It would be very difficult to make concrete claims about how positive the effect will be, and this is speculation anyway, so we won’t issue hard statements. All we can say is that homes are more appealing when they have newer, working HVAC systems in place and installed than those that don’t. Sometimes this can’t be addressed, other times it can. If you can, do it.

8.In short, the price of the air conditioning unit for sale is not the only one you’ll need to pay

Ultimately, every single argument in this article boils down to one central theme. The price you pay for an air conditioner or HVAC system is not the only cost that will be associated with it, nor is it the only cost you will have to cover as a homeowner. Because you will need to account for a number of potentially unforeseeable costs, many of which may prove to be valuable, you should always strive to get the best price you can on an air conditioner or other HVAC unit.

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