AC Installation in Harrison, AR
A new air conditioner in Harrison will run from June through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Boone County will get in touch.
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Four months of real heat in Harrison
Summers here run June through September, with afternoons averaging 87°F. That is four months of steady work for a new air conditioner, cycling on through the afternoons to keep up.
Boone County also sees its share of hail and wind, 43 hail events and 37 damaging wind storms over the past ten years, with hail up to 2.75 inches. An outdoor unit sits exposed to that. Any new central air conditioner installed here also has to meet the federal minimum of 14.3 SEER2.
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 43 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 $10 a year.
Estimates for a typical Boone 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 state license belongs to the contractor, not to this specific job. It means Arkansas has tested that contractor and keeps a record of them. Boone County cannot add its own HVAC license on top of that, since Arkansas keeps this at the state level, so the state license is what applies to whoever installs your air conditioner.
In most cities and counties, an installation like this also needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is done. That is where the refrigerant lines and the setup get checked, separate from the state license itself.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- What size air conditioner does my house need?
- The right size comes from a load calculation, not a rule of thumb based on square footage. A contractor looks at your insulation, your windows, your ceiling height, and which way your house faces before landing on a number. An oversized unit cools the air fast but shuts off before it pulls the humidity out, so the house feels clammy even at the right temperature. Undersized, and it runs nonstop through those 87°F afternoons and still won't catch up.
- Should I replace the whole system or just the outdoor unit?
- In most cases the outdoor unit and the indoor coil should be replaced together. They are matched to work at a specific efficiency, and pairing a new condenser with an old coil usually means losing the efficiency gain you paid for, and it can void the warranty too. Age matters as well. If the indoor coil is already worn, replacing only the outdoor unit just means paying for the coil soon after. A contractor can look at both pieces and tell you whether the coil is worth keeping.
- Do HVAC contractors in Harrison need a state license to work on my home?
- Yes. Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, so anyone quoting or performing the installation should be able to show one. Ask to see it before work starts. It is your protection if something about the job goes wrong later.