HVAC Installation in Dallas, GA
A new system here will heat from October through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Paulding County will get in touch.
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Paulding County asks for heat and cooling both, nearly all year
Your system works from October through April to keep the house warm, then May through September to keep it cool. That's 12 months with barely a break. Winter nights average 34°F, so the furnace isn't fighting extreme cold, but it still runs most nights for seven months straight. Summer afternoons average 88°F, and the AC has to answer for five months running.
More than half the homes here heat with gas, and a new furnace has to be sized to actually keep up on those cold nights, not just get by. Any new system installed today also has to meet the current federal efficiency minimum. Storms are part of the picture too. Wind events are far more common here than winter storms, and with something like a third of Georgia households losing power for a full day or more in 2024, it's worth asking a contractor how your new system handles a power interruption, and whether it comes back on its own once power returns.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 88°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 held by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, not issued job by job. It covers the contractor doing your work, not this one installation, so the state has tested that contractor and keeps a record of them.
For an installation, that license is what stands behind the work. Most cities and counties also require a permit from the local building office for a job like this, with an inspection once the work is done. That inspection is separate from the license. It is the local check that the new furnace or air conditioner was installed correctly, on top of the state's record of who did the work.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Replace it when repairs stop making sense or when the system can't keep up anymore. An older furnace or air conditioner that needs a major repair, like a cracked heat exchanger or a failed compressor, is usually a better candidate for replacement than another fix. Watch for rooms that won't heat or cool evenly, a system that runs constantly, or energy bills climbing with no other explanation. Homes here need heat from October through April and cooling from May through September, so a system that fails in either stretch leaves you without a fallback for months.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are old, replacing them together usually makes sense. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time are matched to work together, and pairing an old furnace with a new AC, or the reverse, can mean the newer unit never runs the way it's rated to. It also means one visit and one inspection instead of two separate jobs later on. If one system is much newer than the other, a contractor can tell you whether it's worth keeping for now.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old equipment, sets the new furnace, air conditioner or heat pump in place, and connects it to your ducts, gas line or electrical circuit as needed. They'll also check the ductwork for leaks or sizing problems, since new equipment connected to bad ductwork won't perform the way it should. In most cities and counties here, this job needs a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the work is done. A contractor handling the installation will pull that permit and schedule the inspection as part of the job.