AC Installation in Kenner, LA
A new air conditioner in Kenner will run from April through October every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Jefferson Parish will get in touch.
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Kenner asks a lot of a new air conditioner
From April through October, seven months of the year, your air conditioner is what keeps the house livable. Summer afternoons here average 90°F, and that's the load it has to answer every one of those days.
A new central air conditioner installed today has to meet a federal minimum of 14.3 SEER2, so whatever gets put in will be built to handle that kind of run time more efficiently than older units were. Sizing it right for your house matters as much as the rating on the label.
- 7 months
- April through October, your air conditioner is on duty
- 90°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 11 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 Jefferson Parish compared with a new unit at the federal minimum.
Estimates for a typical Jefferson 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 this contractor before issuing the license and keeps a record of who holds one. The license covers the contractor, not the single job on your house, so the same license stands behind whatever else they take on.
For your installation, that license is what backs the work. Most cities and counties in Louisiana also require a permit for a job like this, with an inspection once it is done, and that is separate from the state license. The permit and inspection cover whether the installation meets code. The license covers who the contractor is and whether the state tested them.
Source: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- What size air conditioner does my house need?
- It depends on your home's square footage, ceiling height, insulation, window area and layout, so there is no single number that fits every house. A contractor works this out with a load calculation, not a guess based on the old unit. With Kenner summers running near 90°F for seven months of the year, getting this right matters more than it would in a milder climate. A unit that is too big or too small will cool your home poorly either way.
- Should I replace the whole system or just the outdoor unit?
- If your indoor coil and outdoor unit are not matched, replacing only the outdoor unit can hurt efficiency and shorten the life of both parts. Manufacturers design the coil and condenser to work together, and pairing an old coil with a new condenser often means neither runs the way it was built to. Age matters too. If the indoor coil is old enough to be near the end of its life, it is worth asking a contractor to look at both parts before deciding what to replace.
- Do HVAC contractors in Kenner need a state license to work on my home?
- Yes. Louisiana requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license through the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. That license covers the contractor, not the specific job, so it applies whether they are installing an air conditioner or doing other HVAC work. Installing a new air conditioner in Kenner will also need a permit from the local building office and an inspection once the work is done.