HVAC Installation in Little Rock, AR
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Pulaski County will get in touch.
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Ten months of work, in Pulaski County heat and cold
Your system in Little Rock only gets a couple months off. Winter nights average 33°F from December through February, and summer afternoons run 91°F, so the furnace or heat pump and the AC are both working hard nearly ten months of the year. That kind of runtime is what wears out an old system, and it's what a new one has to be sized and installed for.
Power matters here too. Nearly a quarter of Arkansas households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024, and the state has seen 12 winter storms and 178 damaging wind events over the past ten years. A new install is a chance to plan for that, not just for the next mild week.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 33°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license belongs to the contractor, not to this one job. It means the state tested that contractor and keeps a record of them. Arkansas does not let Pulaski County or its cities layer on their own HVAC license on top of that, so the state's is the one that applies here.
That license is what stands behind the person doing your installation. 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 finished.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Once your system is old enough that repairs keep coming back, replacement usually makes more sense than another fix. Your system here is working ten months out of the year, heat from November through March and cooling from May through September, so there's not much downtime to hide a problem in. If a contractor is telling you the same part keeps failing, or your system can't keep up on a 33°F night or a 91°F afternoon, that's a system near the end of its life, not just a bad stretch of weather.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are close in age, replacing them together usually makes sense. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time are matched to work together, and if one is already old, the other is not far behind it. That said, if your furnace still has years left and only the air conditioner has failed, there's no reason to replace a system that's working fine. A contractor can look at the age and condition of each and tell you honestly whether pairing them makes sense for your house.
- 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 if it's an air conditioner or heat pump. They check that your ducts are sized right for the new equipment, since a system that's too big or too small for the ductwork won't heat or cool evenly. Once everything is connected, they test the system, check refrigerant charge and airflow, and walk you through the thermostat before they leave. The exact steps and how long it takes depend on what you're having installed, and a contractor can walk you through what your job specifically involves.