Originally Posted by
dac122
How did he diagnose you have a bad compressor? One way to tell is if the compressor has started pulling higher amps during steady state.
If your furnace is electric strips in your air handler, then your electric bills will be going way up. If your furnace is NG, Propane or Oil then you will have to run the numbers to see if the added expense of the new unit will pay for itself over time. If you let us know what your utility costs are, AFUE of your furnace if you have one, I can post some operating cost scenarios.