HVAC Installation in Elizabeth, 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 Elbert County will get in touch.
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Elbert County asks a lot of a heating and cooling system
Winter nights here average 15°F from December through February, and homes need heat from September through May, 9 months of the year. Summer asks less of a system, just July and August, with afternoons averaging 84°F. Add those up and a system here is working through 11 months of the year, with a lot more of that time spent heating than cooling.
Storms are part of the picture too. Elbert County has logged 46 winter storms and 83 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and across Colorado, 13% of households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024. A new system installed here should be sized for the cold it will actually face and able to start back up on its own once the power comes back.
- 9 months
- September through May, your system heats
- 2 months
- July through August, it cools
- 15°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 84°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 keep coming back, or a repair costs a large share of what a new unit would, it is time to replace it. Furnaces and air conditioners have a normal service life, and failures tend to start bunching up near the end of it. With heat needed here from September through May, a furnace that struggles in that stretch is worth replacing before it fails on a 15°F night rather than after. A contractor can look at the age and condition of your equipment and tell you whether repair still makes sense.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are near the end of their life, replacing them together is usually the better move. They are often matched to work with each other, and pairing an old furnace with a new air conditioner, or the other way around, can leave one part of the system running less efficiently than it should. It also means one installation instead of two. But if one unit is much newer than the other, there is no need to replace something that still has years left in it. A contractor can check both and tell you what makes sense for your house.
- 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, gas line or refrigerant lines, and electrical supply. They check the ducts for leaks or damage while everything is open, since air moving through a bad duct run undoes some of what the new equipment is meant to do. Once it is connected, they test it, including the thermostat and any safety controls, before they consider the job done. Ask the contractor doing your installation what their process covers, since the exact steps depend on the equipment and your home's setup.