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You replace it when the parts and labor to repair it to working condition costs more than is reasonable. If it is the compressor, it is usually best to buy a new unit. The time to replacement will depend on how heavily it is used--in Texas, my a/c was aged at 12 years; in Arizona, it was 30 years.

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