HVAC Installation in Florence, KY
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 Boone County will get in touch.
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Eleven months of work for a new system
Boone County only gives a heating and cooling system one slow month a year. Heat runs October through April, then cooling picks up in June and holds through September. Winter nights average 26°F, cold enough that a furnace or heat pump is working hard most nights it runs. Summer afternoons average 85°F, so the cooling side gets a real season too, not just a few hot weeks.
Almost half of homes here heat with electricity, and when the power goes out, so does the heat. Kentucky saw 24% of households lose power for at least a day in 2024, and the last ten years brought 14 winter storms and 86 damaging wind events to the area. A new system installed here needs to be sized and set up for both jobs it will be asked to do almost every month of the year.
- 7 months
- October through April, your system heats
- 4 months
- June through September, it cools
- 26°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 85°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Kentucky requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The state tests and records the contractor, not the individual job. That license is held by the business Boone County residents hire, and it stays on file with the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction whether the work is a repair or a full installation.
For a job like this one, that license is what stands behind the person doing the work. Beyond that, replacing a furnace, air conditioner or heat pump in most cities and counties needs a permit from the local building office, and an inspection once the installation is finished.
Sources: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
- When should I replace my HVAC system?
- Look at how old it is and how often it needs a repair call. Once a system starts breaking down more than once a season, or a repair costs more than you want to put into an old unit, replacing it usually makes more sense than fixing it again. Homes here need heat or cooling 11 months of the year, so when a system is already struggling, a breakdown during a 26°F night or an 85°F afternoon is not something you want to risk. A contractor can look at the age, the repair history, and how it runs now, and tell you whether replacing it makes more sense than another repair.
- Should I replace my furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
- If both are old, replacing them together usually makes sense. They tend to wear out around the same time since they were installed together and share the same ducts and controls. Doing both at once also means one permit and one inspection instead of two separate jobs. If only one has actually failed, a contractor can tell you whether the other has enough life left to wait.
- What happens during an HVAC installation?
- A contractor removes the old furnace or air handler and the old condenser, then sets the new equipment and connects it to your ducts, electrical, and, for gas furnaces, the gas line and vent. They check the refrigerant charge on the outdoor unit, test the airflow, and confirm the thermostat is talking to the new system correctly. In most cities and counties this work needs a permit from the local building office, and an inspector checks it once the work is done. Kentucky requires the contractor doing this work to hold a state HVAC license.