AC Installation in Conroe, TX
A new air conditioner in Conroe will run from April through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Montgomery County will get in touch.
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Seven months of Conroe heat is hard on a new system
From April through October your air conditioner runs almost every day, working against summer afternoons that average 93°F. That is seven months of steady cycling, not just a few weeks of hard use.
Any new central air conditioner installed today has to meet a federal minimum of 14.3 SEER2. That baseline is set for the whole country, so a system sized and installed for what Conroe summers actually demand is what makes the difference here.
- 7 months
- April through October, your air conditioner is on duty
- 93°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 26 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 13.4 SEER2
- the federal minimum any new unit must meet
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A higher-efficiency unit would save about $40 a year to run in Montgomery County compared with a new unit at the federal minimum.
Estimates for a typical Montgomery County home, from EIA household energy data, Texas fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
That license is issued to the contractor, not to the job. TDLR tests the contractor and keeps a record of who holds a license, and that record covers the business generally rather than certifying this particular installation.
For the installation itself, most cities and counties in Texas require a permit from the local building office when an air conditioner is replaced, along with an inspection once the work is finished. That permit and inspection are what check this job, separate from the contractor's license.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- What size air conditioner does my house need?
- The right size depends on your square footage, your ceiling height, how many windows you have and where they face, and how much insulation is in your attic and walls. A contractor works this out with a load calculation, not a chart based on home size alone. Going bigger than what the house needs isn't a safety margin, it actually causes the unit to cool the air fast without running long enough to pull the humidity out, so rooms feel damp and clammy. With summer afternoons here averaging 93°F and cooling season running April through October, getting this number right matters more in Conroe than in a milder climate, since an undersized or oversized unit runs hard for most of the year.
- Should I replace the whole system or just the outdoor unit?
- In most cases you replace both the outdoor unit and the indoor coil together. The two are matched to work at a specific efficiency and capacity, and pairing a new outdoor unit with an old coil usually means you lose the efficiency gain you paid for, sometimes voids the warranty, and can shorten the life of the new equipment. If your indoor coil is old enough that the outdoor unit is failing, the coil is likely close behind it. A contractor can look at the age and condition of both and tell you whether the coil has enough life left to make a partial replacement worth it.
- Do HVAC contractors in Conroe need a state license to work on my home?
- Yes. Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Ask to see the license number before work starts, and you can look it up directly with the state to confirm it's active and in that contractor's name.