HVAC Installation in Cañon City, CO
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A new system here has to handle nine months of heat
Winter nights in Cañon City average 15°F from December through February, and homes need the furnace running from September through May. That is nine months a year of work, so a new furnace has to be sized to keep up on the coldest nights, not just the mild ones.
Summer afternoons average 80°F, mild enough that cooling isn't the main job here. Most homes in Fremont County heat with gas, and whatever replaces that furnace still has to meet the federal efficiency minimum. Winter storms are common here, with 292 recorded over the last ten years, and in Colorado 13% of households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024. If the furnace runs on gas, a standing pilot keeps working through an outage. If it lights electronically, it won't fire until the power is back.
- 9 months
- September through May, your system heats
- 15°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 80°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Replace it when repairs start happening every year or the system can't keep up anymore. If a contractor has already been out more than once this year, the next repair is usually the sign to stop repairing and start planning a replacement. A furnace that runs September through May here is working most months of the year, so it earns its wear. If it struggles to hold the house warm on a 15°F night, that's worth a contractor's opinion now rather than waiting for it to fail.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- Only if both are actually near the end of their life. Homes here need cooling zero months a year and heat nine, so the air conditioner does far less work than the furnace and often lasts longer as a result. Replacing a furnace and air conditioner together makes sense when they're wearing out together, not just because they sit in the same system. A contractor can look at the age and condition of each one and tell you honestly whether one or both need to go.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old equipment, sets the new furnace, air conditioner, or both, and connects them to the existing ducts, gas line, and electrical. They check the ductwork for leaks, since new equipment pushing air through damaged ducts won't heat or cool the way it's supposed to. Once it's connected, they test the system, check refrigerant if an air conditioner is part of the job, and make sure the thermostat is controlling the new equipment correctly. What exactly needs doing depends on what's being replaced and the shape of what's already in the house, and a contractor will walk through that for your setup.