HVAC Installation in Fayetteville, AR
A new system here will heat from October through April and cool from June through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Washington County will get in touch.
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A system here works almost all year
Fayetteville needs heat or cooling 11 months of the year. Furnaces run October through April, seven months, against winter nights that average 29°F. Then the air conditioner takes over for June through September, working against summer afternoons that average 87°F.
That much run time asks a lot of the equipment and the installation both. Nearly half of homes here heat with electricity, and the area has logged 16 winter storms and 99 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Close to a quarter of Arkansas households went at least a full day without power in 2024. A new furnace or air conditioner should be sized and installed to hold up through that, not just on a mild day in October.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 29°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 87°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is issued to the contractor, not to the job, so it says the business itself was tested and is on record with the state. Arkansas does not let counties or cities add their own HVAC license on top of it, so the same rule applies to your job here in Washington County no matter what the local building office does or does not require on its own.
For an installation, that state license is what stands behind the person doing the work. In most cities and counties, a new furnace, air conditioner or heat pump also needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is done. That inspection is a separate check on the finished job, done after the license already covers who is allowed to do it.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Once your furnace or air conditioner is old enough that repairs keep coming back, replacing it makes more sense than fixing it again. Age alone isn't the test. It's whether the breakdowns are getting more frequent and more expensive to chase. If yours is heading into another winter with a repair history, a licensed contractor can tell you whether it's worth fixing again or replacing.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are old, replacing them together often makes sense, but it depends on the condition of each one, not just its age. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time share a coil and blower sized to work together, so pairing new equipment with a unit that's much older can mean it never runs quite right. A contractor can look at both and tell you whether one is close enough behind the other to justify doing them together.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old furnace, air conditioner, or both, and sets the new equipment in place, connecting it to your ductwork, gas line or electrical circuit, and the refrigerant lines running to the outdoor unit. They check the ductwork for leaks or sizing problems, since a new system connected to bad ducts won't heat or cool the way it should. Once everything is connected, they run the system through a full cycle and check that it's reading the right temperature and airflow before they leave. Arkansas requires the contractor doing this work to hold a state license.