HVAC Installation in Texarkana, 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 Miller County will get in touch.
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Ten months of the year, your system is working
Miller County only gets a couple months of rest between seasons. Heat runs November through March, with winter nights averaging 36°F. Cooling runs May through September, with afternoons hitting 92°F. That's ten months a year one system or the other is carrying the load, and the equipment you put in has to hold up to both sides of that.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so a winter storm that knocks out power knocks out the furnace too. Miller County has seen 6 winter storms and 57 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and across Arkansas nearly a quarter of households lost power for a full day or more in 2024. That's worth thinking about when you're choosing new equipment, not just how it runs on a normal day but what happens to your house when the power drops on a cold night.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 36°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 92°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 covers the company doing the work rather than this one installation. Arkansas also does not let Miller County or any city inside it require a separate HVAC license, so the state license is the one that applies here no matter the address.
The installation itself will most likely need a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is done, since that is how most cities and counties in Arkansas handle a furnace, air conditioner or heat pump replacement.
Source: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Replace it when repairs stop making sense or the system can't keep up anymore. An older unit that needs a major repair, like a failed compressor or a cracked heat exchanger, usually isn't worth fixing. Watch for other signs too. Rooms that won't hold temperature, energy bills climbing without a clear reason, or the system running nearly nonstop during that 92°F summer stretch. Homes here need heat or cooling 10 months of the year, so a system on its last legs doesn't get much of a break to recover.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are old, replacing them together is usually the better move. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time are matched to work together, and a mismatched pair can run less efficiently or wear out sooner. It also means one visit and one disruption instead of two. That said, if one system is several years newer than the other, a contractor can tell you whether it makes sense to wait on that one.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor starts by removing the old equipment, then sets the new unit in place, whether that's a furnace, an air conditioner, or both. They connect it to the existing ductwork, run the electrical and, for gas furnaces, the gas line, then check the refrigerant lines on the AC side. Once everything is connected, they test the system through a full cycle, checking airflow, temperature output, and that it shuts off and restarts correctly. Arkansas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, so the person doing this work should be able to show you that license if you ask.