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HVAC Installation in Delta, CO

A new system here will heat from September through May and cool from July through August every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Delta County will get in touch.

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Delta County asks a new system to work almost year round

Winter nights here average 17°F from December through February, and homes need heat from September through May, 9 months a year. That is most of the year the furnace is the reason the house is warm. A new one has to start reliably on cold nights, night after night, for years.

Summer asks less of the system. Cooling only runs July and August, with afternoons averaging 82°F. Add the two seasons together and homes here need heat or cooling 11 months out of the year. Whatever gets installed has to be sized and installed to handle both jobs well, not just the one that runs longer.

9 months
September through May, your system heats
2 months
July through August, it cools
17°F
the average winter night it heats against
82°F
the average summer afternoon it cools against
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Your system heats September through May and cools July through August.

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When should I replace my HVAC system?
Replace it when repairs start happening every year or the system can no longer keep up, whichever comes first. An aging furnace or air conditioner works harder to do the same job, and that shows up in your gas and electric bills. Homes here need heat from September through May, so a furnace that's struggling is most of the year, not just a bad week. If a contractor has already been out more than once this year for the same unit, that's usually the sign to stop repairing and start planning a replacement.
Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
If both are old, replacing them together is usually the better move. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time are matched to work as one system, and pairing new equipment with an old unit on the other side can keep it from running the way it's supposed to. Cooling season here is short, just July and August, so it's worth asking a contractor how much life is left in the air conditioner before deciding whether it can wait or whether replacing both now makes more sense.
What happens during an HVAC installation?
A contractor first removes the old furnace, air conditioner, or both, along with any parts that won't work with the new equipment. The new unit gets set in place, connected to the ductwork, gas line or electrical circuit, and the refrigerant lines if it's an air conditioner or heat pump. Once it's hooked up, the contractor tests it under a full heating or cooling cycle, checks the airflow at the vents, and confirms the thermostat is talking to the new system correctly. For a gas furnace, they'll also check the venting and confirm there's no leak before they call the job done.
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