Replacement costs between $1,500 and $4,000 represent 40 percent of total HVAC value

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The compressor is the most expensive part of an HVAC system, with documented failure-rate metrics and cost-ratio data showing replacement costs between $1,500 and $4,000, which often represents 40 percent or more of a full system replacement budget