{"id":2055,"date":"2025-03-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:25:50","slug":"shoulder-season-is-the-best-time-to-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/shoulder-season-is-the-best-time-to-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoulder Season Is the Best Time to Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"person-writing-in-calendar-datebook\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When is the perfect time to get a new air conditioner or heat pump? Before the old one fails completely, for one thing. And certainly not in the heat of the summer! In fact, \u201cshoulder season\u201d is the best time. This is a term for the in-between times, such as early spring! Why is this your best choice for scheduling an <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\/ac-installation-columbia-sc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AC or heat pump upgrade<\/a>? Here are the reasons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fulmer-Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fulmer-Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"This is an image of two new AC units. The headline reads don't wait spring is the best time for a new AC.\" class=\"wp-image-2063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fulmer-Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fulmer-Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fulmer-Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fulmer-Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fulmerheatcool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fulmer-Shoulder-Season-Is-the-Best-Time-to-Upgrade.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scheduling Availability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HVAC technicians get extremely busy during the late spring and summer. Everyone needs their air conditioner or heat pump maintained. Everyone is discovering that their system isn\u2019t working the way it should after being disused for the winter. Everyone is suddenly realizing that they need a new system. Our schedule fills up quickly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the late winter and early spring, we have more availability in our schedules. We\u2019ll be able to get to your installation sooner. And you\u2019ll be able to find a time that works best for your calendar, because so many options for appointment days and times will still be available. This will be much more convenient and worry-free than trying to schedule during peak season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amazing Deals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoulder season is also the best time to find the best deals on air conditioners and heat pumps. This is true in general, but it\u2019s particularly true at Fulmer Heating &amp; Cooling this year. In March, we\u2019ve gone \u201cMAD\u201d with savings! These are some of the best prices you\u2019ll find, especially on inverter compressor systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are these? They\u2019re air conditioners that encompass the latest in energy-saving technology, enabling their compressors\u2014which use a lot of power\u2014to run in an extra-efficient mode most of the time. They only start using full power when it\u2019s absolutely critical, like during a heat wave. So you won\u2019t only get a great deal on the price of the system, it will also save you money every time you pay the electric bill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peace of Mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps most importantly, the thing that can affect you every day is worry or stress. If you\u2019re not sure how well your air conditioner will cope when you start it up, if you\u2019re afraid it\u2019ll break down sometime this summer and need an urgent replacement while you wait in sweltering heat, you won\u2019t have peace of mind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you can stop worrying about emergency repair calls on holiday weekends, and all the other problems that arise when your air conditioner is on its last leg. Simply reach out to us to have a conversation about <a href=\"\/service-areas\/blythewood-sc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AC replacement in Blythewood, SC<\/a> and all the great savings that could be yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Contact Fulmer Heating &amp; Cooling<\/strong><\/a><strong> today for an air conditioning expert in Columbia, SC!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a term for the in-between times, such as early spring! Why is this your best choice for scheduling an AC or heat pump upgrade? 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