HVAC Installation in Covington, GA
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 Newton County will get in touch.
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Ten months of the year, your system is working
Covington asks for heat from November through March, then cooling from May through September. That leaves only a couple of months when the system gets a break. Winter nights average 35°F, cooling down but not brutal, and summer afternoons average 89°F, which means the compressor runs hard and often.
Most homes here heat with electricity, so the furnace or heat pump and the air conditioner are often pulling from the same source. A new system installed here has to hold up to five months of cooling and five months of heat, back to back, most years without much rest in between.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 35°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 89°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Georgia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is issued to the contractor by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, and it stays with them from job to job rather than being applied for on each one. That means the state has tested this contractor and keeps a record of them, but it does not follow the crew to your house or get checked again for your installation specifically.
For a job like this, in Newton County that license is what stands behind the work, but the local building office still has a part in it. Setting a new furnace, air conditioner or heat pump usually needs a permit from that office, and an inspector comes out to look at the finished work once it is in. That inspection is separate from the state license. It is the check on how the job was actually done at your address.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Replace it when repairs start costing more than they're worth or when the system can't keep up anymore. A furnace or air conditioner that's old and needs a major repair, like a cracked heat exchanger or a failing compressor, usually makes more sense to replace than fix. Rising bills, uneven temperatures room to room, and frequent breakdowns are also signs the equipment is wearing out rather than just having a bad week. With 10 months of the year here needing either heat or cooling, 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 often makes sense, but it depends on the condition of each one. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time tend to wear out around the same time too, so if one is failing, the other may not be far behind. Mismatched ages or mismatched capacity between old and new equipment can also hurt how well the system runs. A contractor can look at both and tell you whether pairing the work now saves you a second disruption later or whether one of them still has good years left.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old furnace or air conditioner, sets the new equipment in place, and connects it to the existing ductwork, gas line, refrigerant lines, and electrical circuit. They'll check that the ducts and vents are sized right for the new unit, since a bigger or more efficient system moving air through the wrong size ducts won't perform the way it should. Once everything is connected, the system gets fired up and tested, checking airflow, temperature rise, and refrigerant charge before the job is called done. The exact steps depend on whether it's a straight swap or involves new ductwork, so a contractor will walk you through what your specific house needs.