HVAC Installation in Huntington, WV
A new system here will heat from October through April and cool from June through September every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Cabell County will get in touch.
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A new system here needs to handle eleven months of work
Huntington asks a heating and cooling system to run almost all year. Furnaces and heat pumps work October through April, seven months, with winter nights averaging 27°F. Air conditioners take over June through September, with afternoons averaging 86°F. That leaves one month of rest.
The region sees real storms, 15 winter storms and 71 damaging wind events over the last ten years. Statewide, 35% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. A new system should be sized for the cold and the heat here, and installed by someone who accounts for what the weather does to it.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 27°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 86°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The license is issued to the contractor by the West Virginia Commissioner of Labor, and it stays with them across every job, not just this one. It means the state has tested this contractor and keeps a record of them, so if something goes wrong there is a name and a number behind the work, not just a truck and a phone.
For an installation like this, the license is what stands behind the person doing the work, but it is not the only check. In most cities and counties, putting in a new furnace, air conditioner or heat pump needs a permit from the local building office, and the finished work gets inspected before it is signed off. That inspection is what catches a bad gas connection or a system that was not installed to code, separate from anything the license covers.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Replace it when repairs start costing more than they're worth or the system can't keep the house comfortable anymore. A furnace or air conditioner past 15 years old is more likely to fail during the months you need it most, and here that means 11 months of the year one or the other is running. If a technician tells you the heat exchanger or compressor is failing, or you're facing another repair on a system that age, that's usually the point where replacement makes more sense than another fix.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both units are old, replacing them together often makes sense, since a furnace and air conditioner installed years apart may not match well and can end up working against each other. A mismatched system can run less efficiently and wear out sooner than one sized and installed as a pair. If your furnace still has years left in it, though, there's no mechanical reason to replace it early just because the air conditioner failed. A contractor can look at the age and condition of both and tell you whether pairing them makes sense for your house.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old equipment, sets the new furnace, air conditioner or heat pump in place, and connects it to the ductwork, electrical, and in the case of gas furnaces, the gas line. They'll check the ducts for leaks or sizing problems, since a new unit connected to bad ductwork won't perform the way it should. Once it's running, they test it, check refrigerant levels or gas pressure depending on the equipment, and walk through the thermostat and any controls with you. In most places here, this job needs a permit from the local building office, and an inspector checks the work once it's done.