HVAC Installation in Conroe, TX
A new system here will heat from November through March and cool 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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A system that has to work almost year round
In Conroe, cooling runs April through October. That's seven months of afternoons averaging 93°F. Winter is shorter, November through March, with nights averaging 43°F. Together that's twelve months a year when the system is carrying one load or the other, so whatever you install has to be sized right for both jobs, not just the one that feels more urgent today.
More than half of homes here heat with electricity, so when the power goes out, heat goes with it. A third of Texas households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024, and this area has seen four winter storms and 72 damaging wind events over the past ten years. A new installation is worth planning around that, not just around the next hot afternoon.
- 5 months
- November through March, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 43°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 93°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation tests and licenses HVAC contractors, and it keeps a record of who holds that license. The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job, so it covers the person or company doing the work rather than any single installation.
For a heating and cooling system installation, that state license is what stands behind the person doing the work. Separately, most cities and counties in Texas require a permit for this kind of job, and an inspector checks the work once it is done. That permit and inspection are a local matter, not part of the state license, and they cover whether the installation itself was done right, including the connections that matter most for safety.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Most systems are worth replacing once repairs get frequent or a major part fails on an older unit, rather than at a fixed age. Your air conditioner is working seven months a year here, April through October, and your heat runs the other five, so both sides of the system get real use all year. If you're calling a repair tech more than once a season, or the unit is old enough that parts are getting hard to find, replacement usually costs less over time than another repair. A contractor can look at the specific unit and tell you whether it's worth fixing again.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If they're close in age, replacing both together usually makes sense, but it's not required. A furnace and air conditioner installed at the same time are matched to work together, and replacing one alone can leave the older unit struggling to keep pace with the new one. That said, if one side is much newer or still has real life left, a contractor can install just the failed unit and size it to work with what's already there.
- 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, refrigerant lines, gas line or electrical circuit as needed. After that, they test the system, check refrigerant charge and airflow, and confirm the thermostat is communicating with the new unit correctly. Given how much power grid interruptions happen in Texas, with a third of households losing power for at least 24 hours in 2024, it's worth asking the contractor how the new system will restart on its own once power comes back.