HVAC Installation in Peachtree Corners, GA
A new system here will heat from November through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Gwinnett County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work a year in Peachtree Corners
Your new system will only get about one slow month a year here. Heat runs November through April against nights that average 34°F, and the AC takes over May through September for afternoons averaging 87°F. Most months, the furnace or the compressor is doing real work.
Most homes here heat with gas, and whatever you install has to meet the federal minimum efficiency rating for this region. Power is not always reliable when storms roll through. Over the past ten years the area has recorded 5 winter storms and 143 damaging wind events, and last year 31% of Georgia households went at least 24 hours without power. A new system installed right the first time has less room for something to go wrong when it is running nearly all year.
- 6 months
- November through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 34°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 87°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, not the job, so the same license covers every installation that contractor does across the state. Georgia's board tests and records who holds it before work ever starts in your home.
For an installation like this one, the license is what stands behind the contractor's name, but the job itself still goes through your local building office. In most cities and counties here, putting in a new furnace, air conditioner or heat pump needs a permit and an inspection once the work is finished, and that inspection is what checks the actual installation, not the license.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Once it's breaking down more than once a season, or the repairs start costing more than what the unit is worth, it's time to replace it rather than fix it again. An older furnace or air conditioner is working harder than it should, especially here where the system runs 11 months out of the year between heat and cooling. If your energy bills have crept up without any other explanation, that's usually the equipment losing efficiency as it ages. A contractor can look at the specific unit and tell you whether another repair makes sense or whether you're past that point.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both units are close in age, replacing them together usually makes sense. They wear out on a similar timeline, and a furnace and air conditioner installed years apart often aren't matched well, which can cost you efficiency on both ends. Homes here need the furnace from November through April and the air conditioner from May through September, so both units are doing real work most of the year. If one system is much newer than the other, a contractor can tell you whether it's worth pairing them now or waiting.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old equipment, sets the new furnace or air conditioner in place, and connects it to your ductwork, refrigerant lines, gas line or electrical, depending on what the system needs. After that, they test it, check refrigerant charge and airflow, and make sure it's running the way it's supposed to before they leave. In Georgia, the contractor doing this work has to hold a state license issued by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. The exact steps and timeline depend on the equipment and your home, so a contractor will walk you through what your installation involves.