Furnace Installation in Harrison, AR
A new furnace here will run from October through April every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Boone County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, and winters that can knock the power out
Harrison needs a furnace from October through April. That is seven months of the year. Winter nights average 28°F from December through February, and a furnace here spends most of the cold season cycling on and off to hold that line.
Almost half of homes in Arkansas heat with electricity, and the power does not always stay on. Nearly a quarter of Arkansas households lost power for 24 hours or more in 2024. The region has recorded winter storms and dozens of damaging wind events over the past ten years, so a new furnace should be matched to how the home is actually heated. A gas furnace installed today has to reach at least 80 percent AFUE. That is the federal floor, not a feature.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 28°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 80% AFUE
- the federal minimum any new unit must meet
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Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license belongs to the contractor, not to this one job. Arkansas tested that contractor and keeps a record of them before they ever set foot in Boone County, and no city or county rule sits on top of that or replaces it.
For a furnace install, that license is what stands behind the work. The gas connection is the part that matters most, and in most cities and counties this job also needs a permit from the local building office along with an inspection once the furnace is in.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- What size furnace does my house need?
- It depends on your home's square footage, ceiling height, insulation, windows, and layout, so there is no single number that fits every house. A contractor works this out with a load calculation rather than a guess based on square footage alone. Getting this right matters here, since your furnace runs from October through April and needs to keep up on nights averaging 28°F. Too small and it will struggle on the coldest nights. Too large and it will cycle on and off more than it should, which wears on the system.
- How do I know it's time to replace my furnace?
- Watch for repairs that keep coming back instead of solving the problem for good. Uneven heat between rooms, a furnace that runs longer to reach the same temperature, and rising repair calls all point to a system on its way out. Since homes here need heat for 7 months of the year, a furnace that is starting to fail has more chances to let you down when you need it most. If yours was made after November 2015, it already meets the 80 percent AFUE minimum, so how it's running and how often it needs repair tell you more than its efficiency rating at this point.
- Is a high-efficiency furnace worth it?
- It depends on how long you plan to stay in the house and how you weigh the cost against the fuel use. With 7 months of heating season and winter lows averaging 28°F, a furnace here runs more than one in a milder climate, which gives a high-efficiency model more chances to make up the difference over time. A contractor can walk through specific models and what each would mean for your house, since the right choice comes down to your current furnace's condition and your budget as much as the climate. Whatever you choose, any new gas furnace sold today has to meet the 80 percent AFUE minimum set for units made after November 2015.