HVAC Installation in Harrison, 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 Boone County will get in touch.
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A system built for eleven months of work
Harrison gets about one month off a year from heating or cooling. Furnaces run October through April, with winter nights averaging 28°F across December through February. Summer takes over from June through September, and afternoons average 87°F.
A new system has to handle both ends of that without much rest. Power matters too. Nearly half the homes here heat with electricity, and in 2024 about a quarter of Arkansas households lost power for at least a day. Over the past ten years the area has seen 4 winter storms and 37 damaging wind events, the kind of weather that can cut power right when a furnace or heat pump is working hardest.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 28°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 held by the contractor, not by the job, so it stays in place from one installation to the next. Arkansas does not let counties or cities layer their own HVAC license on top of it, so the same state license applies whether the home is in a small county or a larger one.
For an installation like this, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. Beyond it, most cities and counties still require a permit for a job that swaps out a furnace, air conditioner or heat pump, and an inspection once the system is in. The permit and inspection check the installation itself. The license is what says the contractor was tested and is on record with the state.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Once your furnace or air conditioner needs frequent repairs, replacement usually makes more sense than fixing it again. Breakdowns tend to come closer together as a system ages, and each repair bill gets harder to justify against the cost of new equipment. If your furnace is struggling to keep up through a winter night here at 28°F, you don't want to be waiting on a part. A licensed contractor can look at the age and condition of your system and tell you whether the next repair is worth making.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are old and showing problems, replacing them together is often the better move, but it depends on the condition of each one. A furnace and air conditioner installed at different times can still work fine together as long as they're matched correctly. Homes here need heat for 7 months and cooling for 4, so both systems get real use every year. A contractor can check both and tell you whether it makes sense to replace one now and plan for the other, or handle them together.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old equipment, then sets the new furnace, air conditioner, or both in place and connects them to your ductwork, electrical, and in the case of a furnace, the gas or fuel line. They check the refrigerant charge on the air conditioner, test the furnace's ignition and airflow, and confirm the thermostat is talking to the new equipment correctly. Ductwork gets inspected too, since a new system pushing air through old, leaky ducts won't perform the way it should. Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, so it's worth confirming that before the job starts.