Describe the system
Equipment, age, operating state, and any safety concern.
Independent decision tools for your home
Know when to fix it.
Know when to move on.
Make a repair-or-replace decision using your real costs, system age, reliability, comfort, and plans. No sales pressure. No hidden verdict.
Decision instrument / 01Illustrative
SystemAir-source heat pump
12 yrRepair now$4,200
Likely replacement$13,500 net
RepairReplace
Current signal
Replacement has the stronger case.
Every contributing fact remains visible and editable.
Deterministic calculationsNo contractor commissionsSources and limitations visibleNo account required
Choose the decision
One calm place for the whole upgrade decision.
Start with the urgent question, compare the paths, verify outside money, and keep the next replacement from becoming a surprise.
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Repair or replace
Weigh age, repair burden, reliability, comfort, safety, and your ownership horizon.
Check contractor quotes
Compare price and scope side by side, then surface the questions that still need answers.
Compare HVAC systems
Put heat pump, furnace, and dual-fuel scenarios on one transparent lifecycle-cost frame.
Choose a water heater
Compare tank, heat-pump, and tankless choices with cost and installation dependencies visible.
Find incentive sources
Start with current official programs and a verification checklist before counting any incentive.
Plan equipment lifespans
Keep a private, device-local inventory and see which systems deserve research before urgency arrives.
A decision system, not a content funnel
From anxious quote to a legible tradeoff.
The tool separates facts from assumptions, shows what moved the result, and leaves room for a professional diagnosis where it belongs.
Ground the economics
Repair history, installed replacement range, incentives, and savings.
Read the evidence
A directional result, cost picture, and every contributing signal.
Decision tool 01
Repair or replace, without the familiar sales pressure.
A replacement can be sensible without every old system needing one. The calculator asks for the information that actually changes the case, then shows how strongly each path is supported.
- 01Planning-age signals, never expiration dates
- 02Repair burden against net replacement cost
- 03Reliability, comfort, warranty, and time horizon
- 04Safety override before financial advice
Evidence ledger7 signals
+2
Repeated failuresReplacement evidence
Rpl.+2
Age beyond planning signalReplacement evidence
Rpl.+1
One-year repair warrantyRepair evidence
Fix+1
Long ownership horizonReplacement evidence
Rpl.Result margin+6 replacement
Local evidence, with a publication brake
We would rather show no price than a weak one.
46,000Seattle permit candidates audited
5Categories pass early automated gates
0Local price bands published before human review
Local permit evidence stays separate from the national calculator until classification accuracy and duplicate-project controls pass.
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