HVAC Installation in Lubbock, TX
A new system here will heat from November through April and cool from May through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Lubbock County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of the year, one system or the other is running
Winter nights around Lubbock average 29°F from December through February, and summer afternoons average 92°F. That leaves homes here needing heat from November through April and cooling from May through September. Only one month goes by without either running.
A new system has to handle both ends of that. Lubbock County has also seen 10 winter storms and 150 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and more than half of homes here heat with electricity. When a storm knocks out power, a heat pump or furnace that depends on it stops working until the power comes back.
- 6 months
- November through April, your system heats
- 5 months
- May through September, it cools
- 29°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 92°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 HVAC contractors before it licenses them, and it keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license that covers this installation covers every other job that contractor takes on.
For a job like this one, most cities and counties in Texas also require a permit before the work starts and an inspection after it is done. That inspection is separate from the license. It is the local building office checking the actual installation in your home, not TDLR checking the contractor's record.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Replace it when repairs start happening every year or the system can't keep the house comfortable anymore. An aging furnace or air conditioner works harder than it used to, and parts get harder to find the older a unit gets. If you're calling a contractor for the same problem two winters or two summers in a row, that's the system telling you it's done. Homes here need heat or cooling most of the year, so a system on its last leg doesn't get much of a break to fail quietly.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are old, replacing them together usually makes sense. A furnace and air conditioner installed in the same year tend to wear out around the same time, and they're built to work as a matched pair, sharing the same blower and ductwork. If one fails and the other still has years left in it, a contractor can tell you whether replacing just the one will work with what's staying. That's a call best made after someone looks at both units, not before.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old furnace or air conditioner, sets the new one in place, and connects it to the ductwork, gas line or electrical circuit, and refrigerant lines as needed. Once it's connected, they test it, checking airflow, refrigerant charge, and that the thermostat is talking to the system correctly. For a full system swap, this usually touches the indoor unit, the outdoor unit, and the thermostat itself. A contractor walking your specific house can tell you what your installation will involve, since duct layout and where the old equipment sits both affect the job.