AC Installation in Rogers, AR
A new air conditioner in Rogers will run from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Benton County will get in touch.
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Five months of 88 degree afternoons
Your air conditioner works from May through September here, and on summer afternoons it's holding the line against 88°F. That is five months of steady, hard running, not just a few hot weeks. A new system has to be sized right for that stretch, not just for the mild days on either end of it.
Any central air conditioner installed new today has to meet 14.3 SEER2, the federal efficiency minimum. Benton County also sees its share of hail and wind, 133 hail events and 152 damaging wind events recorded over the last ten years, so the outdoor unit sits somewhere exposed to that.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 88°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 133 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 Benton 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 is issued to the contractor, not to this particular job. It means the state has tested and keeps a record of the business you hire, and that record carries over from one job to the next. Arkansas also keeps this at the state level. Counties and cities in Arkansas cannot layer on their own HVAC license, so the same license applies whether you are in Rogers or anywhere else in Benton County.
For an air conditioner install, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. In most cities and counties, a job like this also needs a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the installation is done. That inspection is separate from the license. It is what checks the work itself, the refrigerant lines, the wiring, the way the unit is set, after the contractor is already licensed to do it.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- What size air conditioner does my house need?
- The right size comes from a load calculation, not the square footage of your house alone. A contractor works out how much heat your house gains through the walls, windows, attic, and ductwork, then matches that to a unit. Going bigger than what the calculation calls for makes the unit cool the air fast and shut off before it pulls the humidity down, which leaves the house feeling damp even when the thermostat says it's cool.
- Should I replace the whole system or just the outdoor unit?
- If your indoor coil and outdoor unit were installed together and are close in age, replace both. Refrigerant and coil designs change over the years, and an old coil paired with a new outdoor unit often will not match up correctly, which costs you the efficiency the new unit was supposed to give. A contractor can check the coil's condition and tell you whether it's still a fit.
- Do HVAC contractors in Rogers 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 the license number before you agree to anything.