AC Installation in Denton, TX
A new air conditioner in Denton will run from May through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Denton County will get in touch.
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Six months of Texas heat, every year
Denton County asks a lot of a new air conditioner. Summer afternoons average 94°F, and cooling season runs May through October, six months of the year the system has to work.
Hail and wind come with the territory too. The last ten years brought 355 hail events and 115 damaging wind events to the area, with hailstones as large as 5.9 inches. An outdoor unit sits outside through all of it, so what it is built to withstand matters as much as how well it cools. Any new central air conditioner installed today also has to meet the federal minimum of 14.3 SEER2.
- 6 months
- May through October, your air conditioner is on duty
- 94°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 355 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 $30 a year to run in Denton County compared with a new unit at the federal minimum.
Estimates for a typical Denton 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.
The license is held by the contractor, not tied to this one installation. TDLR tested that contractor and keeps a record of them, and that record covers whatever HVAC work they take on, not just an air conditioner install.
For this job, that license is what stands behind the person in your house. On top of it, most cities and counties in Texas require a permit for an air conditioner replacement, with an inspection once the work is done. That inspection is a second check, done by the local building office, separate from the state license.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- What size air conditioner does my house need?
- The right size depends on your square footage, how much shade and window area your house has, your insulation, and your duct layout, not just one number you can look up. An oversized unit cools the air fast but shuts off before it pulls the humidity out, so rooms feel clammy even at the right temperature. An undersized one runs constantly on a 94°F afternoon and never quite catches up. A contractor works this out with a load calculation on your actual house, not a rule of thumb based on square feet alone.
- Should I replace the whole system or just the outdoor unit?
- If your indoor coil and outdoor unit were installed together and matched to each other, replacing only the outdoor unit usually causes problems. The compressor and coil are engineered to work as a pair, and mismatched equipment runs poorly and wears out faster. The age of your furnace or air handler matters too. If it is old enough to be near the end of its life, pairing it with new outdoor equipment often costs you the efficiency you were trying to gain. A contractor can check whether your existing coil is compatible with newer refrigerant and match it correctly if it is.
- Do HVAC contractors in Denton 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 it before work starts, or look the name up with TDLR directly. A licensed contractor has been tested on the work and carries the accountability that comes with holding that license.