AC Installation in Crowley, LA
A new air conditioner in Crowley will run from April through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Acadia Parish will get in touch.
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Seven months of cooling in Crowley
Your air conditioner runs from April through October here, seven months of the year. Summer afternoons average 91°F, so the system is working hard for most of that stretch, not just a few weeks in midsummer.
A new central air conditioner installed today has to meet a federal minimum of 14.3 SEER2. That baseline is built into every unit on the market now, so the question for your home is sizing it right for a season this long and this hot.
- 7 months
- April through October, your air conditioner is on duty
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 19 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 Acadia Parish compared with a new unit at the federal minimum.
Estimates for a typical Acadia Parish home, from EIA household energy data, Louisiana fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Louisiana requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors tested the contractor and keeps a record of them. The license belongs to the contractor, not to this particular job, so it travels with them from one house to the next rather than being issued fresh each time.
For an air conditioner installation, the license is what stands behind the person doing the work, but it is not the only check on the job itself. In most cities and counties here, this installation needs a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the work is finished, and that inspection is what confirms the unit was set up correctly at this address.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- What size air conditioner does my house need?
- The right size comes from a load calculation, not the size of the unit you have now. A contractor measures your square footage, your windows, your insulation, and how much shade your house gets, then runs those numbers to find the tonnage you need. An oversized unit cools the air fast but shuts off before it pulls the humidity out, so the house feels clammy even at the right temperature. An undersized one runs constantly through a Crowley summer and still struggles to keep up on the 91 degree afternoons. Guessing based on square footage alone skips too much of what actually matters in your specific house.
- Should I replace the whole system or just the outdoor unit?
- If your indoor coil and outdoor unit were matched when installed, replacing only the outdoor unit can throw that match off and hurt both efficiency and cooling. Manufacturers rate their equipment as a matched pair, and an old coil paired with a new condenser often cannot handle the new refrigerant charge or airflow correctly. Age matters too. If the indoor coil is old enough that it is close to failing anyway, replacing just the outdoor unit means paying for labor twice within a short span. A contractor can look at the age and condition of both pieces and tell you whether a matched replacement makes sense for your system.
- Do HVAC contractors in Crowley need a state license to work on my home?
- Yes. Louisiana requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license, issued through the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. That license covers the contractor, not the individual job, so it is worth confirming before work starts rather than assuming. Installing a central air conditioner in Crowley also typically needs a permit from the local building office, with an inspection once the work is finished.