HVAC Installation in Aurora, CO
A new system here will heat from October through May and cool from June through August every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Arapahoe County will get in touch.
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A new system here works eleven months a year
Your furnace or your air conditioner is doing something eleven months out of the year in Arapahoe County. Heat runs October through May. On winter nights that average 16°F, the furnace is what stands between your family and a cold house. Summer is shorter, three months, but afternoons averaging 86°F still mean the air conditioner has to hold up its end.
Most homes here heat with gas, and whatever you install has to meet the federal minimum efficiency rating for that equipment. The power going out is worth planning for too. Statewide, 13% of households lost power for at least a day in 2024, and this area has logged 78 winter storms and 97 damaging wind events over the last ten years. A furnace with electronic ignition and a blower motor will not run without power, storm or no storm.
- 8 months
- October through May, your system heats
- 3 months
- June through August, it cools
- 16°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 86°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Once your furnace or air conditioner is old enough that repairs are getting frequent or expensive, replacement is usually the smarter move. An older furnace that fails here is a bigger problem than it would be somewhere milder, since homes need heat from October through May and winter nights average 16°F. If a contractor is quoting a major repair on an aging system, ask what a new install would run instead. A contractor can look at the specific unit and tell you whether it's worth fixing again.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are old, yes, it usually makes sense to do them together. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time are matched to work as one system, and a contractor only has to make one trip to size the ductwork and set everything up right. If your furnace is much newer than your air conditioner or the other way around, replacing just the older one is fine. A contractor can look at the age and condition of each and tell you whether pairing them makes sense for your house.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old equipment and sets the new furnace or air conditioner in place. This includes connecting it to your existing ductwork, running the gas line and electrical connections, and for an air conditioner, connecting the refrigerant lines to the outdoor unit. Once everything is connected, the contractor tests the system, checks airflow, and confirms it's heating or cooling correctly before finishing up. For a full system replacement, this can also mean checking that your ductwork is sized right for the new equipment.