AC Installation in Blytheville, AR
A new air conditioner in Blytheville will run from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Mississippi County will get in touch.
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Five months of Blytheville heat
From May through September, your air conditioner carries the load in Blytheville. Summer afternoons here average 89°F, and it runs through all five months to keep the house comfortable.
Any new central air conditioner installed today has to meet 14.3 SEER2, the federal minimum. Mississippi County has also logged 25 hail events and 73 damaging wind events over the past ten years, so the outdoor unit needs to be installed in a spot and a way that holds up to that.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 25 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 13.4 SEER2
- the federal minimum any new unit must meet
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Going above the federal minimum saves little here, about $20 a year.
Estimates for a typical Mississippi County home, from EIA household energy data, Arkansas fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license belongs to the contractor, not to this one job, so it covers whoever is on the work order, not just the installation on this page. Counties and cities in Arkansas cannot require their own HVAC license on top of it, so this is the license that applies to the work no matter where in Mississippi County the home sits.
For this installation, that license is what stands behind the contractor doing the work at all. It does not by itself cover whether the new air conditioner was set up correctly. In most cities and counties, putting in a new air conditioner needs a permit from the local building office, and an inspection once the work is finished, and that inspection is what checks the installation itself rather than the person doing it.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- What size air conditioner does my house need?
- There is no answer to that without looking at your house. A contractor works it out from your square footage, how many windows you have, which way they face, how much insulation is in your attic, and a few other things. Guessing at size and buying too big is a real problem, not just a waste. An oversized unit cools the air fast, shuts off, and never runs long enough to pull the humidity down, so the house feels clammy even at the right temperature. Too small and it runs constantly all summer trying to keep up. Ask whoever quotes the job to walk you through a load calculation, not just measure the old unit and match it.
- Should I replace the whole system or just the outdoor unit?
- In most cases you want to replace both together. The outdoor condenser and the indoor coil are matched to work at a specific capacity and efficiency, and pairing a new condenser with an old coil usually means you lose the efficiency rating you paid for, sometimes voiding the warranty too. If your system is old enough that the outdoor unit is failing, the coil and indoor components are likely close behind it. A contractor can tell you the age and condition of what you have and whether the parts on hand still match up with anything being sold new.
- Do HVAC contractors in Blytheville need a state license to work on my home?
- Yes. Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license to do this work. Ask to see it before anyone starts, and confirm it is current. A licensed contractor has been through the testing the state requires and is accountable to it if the work goes wrong.