The A/C keeps icing over

My lake house a/c is a hunk of junk.

The unit regularly is chilly over. I called a local a/c business plus I enjoyed their honesty. The guy said that there was no point in replacing it with new. The Heating as well as A/C professional told myself and others I could get a few years out of it if I was willing to put in sme work. I need to officially change the air filter, dethaw the whole unit plus have A/C service at least once a year. Basically if I let the unit clog with dust, then it will freeze over plus be worthless. I dislike messing with my cooling system various times a year. The guy has a point though. The A/C still does technically work. Once it is cleaned plus thawed I do have a proper cooling system for quite awhile. The cost of the A/C service is so small compared to a brand new system. Really the only thing to factor in is my time plus effort towards the seasoned unit. I legitimately feel I am not going to last a few years. It legitimately smells taking a hairdryer to the side of my A/C device. I don’t adore chipping away the ice plus having a mess afterwards. I would much rather guess I have a clean, efficient system running reliably. I also guess my A/C bills would very decrease since a new system would be energy smart. Perhaps at the turn of the New Year I will treat myself to a brand new A/C device. I feel I have earned it.
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