Typical compressor life

Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps · Evaporative Coolers · printed page 225 (PDF page 226)

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Air Conditioning – Life Compressor – Life of Air Conditioners – Typical

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Canada
United States
15 to 20 years
10 to 15 years
8 to 10 years
note:
illustration is intended to show general trends only and is not to be taken literally

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The illustration shows a map of North America with dashed horizontal lines dividing regions into broad compressor-life bands. Brackets indicate typical life of 15 to 20 years in the northern band, 10 to 15 years in the middle band, and 8 to 10 years in the southern band. Canada and the United States are labeled, and the map conveys a general trend of shorter air-conditioning compressor life farther south. A note explicitly states that these are general trends and are not to be taken literally. No compressor assembly or physical defect is depicted.

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