AC Installation in Canton, GA
The weather station that governs how equipment here should be sized sits on the edge of this town. This is what that actually changes about the system we would put in your house.
Sized to a drier summer than Atlanta's, which means run time matters more than tonnage
The local one-percent cooling design condition carries a mean coincident wet bulb roughly three degrees below the Atlanta station's. In plain terms: on a design-day afternoon there is less moisture in the air here than the number most sizing software defaults to. A system chosen against Atlanta's moisture figure gets extra capacity it does not need for latent load, and extra capacity is not free — it buys shorter run cycles, and short cycles are the single most reliable way to end up with a house that reaches its setpoint and still feels damp. So the equipment we recommend here is usually a size smaller than the rule of thumb suggests, and where the budget allows it is staged or variable-capacity, because run time is what removes water. We will show you the load calculation. If a competing quote is a full ton larger with no calculation behind it, that is worth asking about.
The same thing is true wherever you are
New equipment on a bad duct system reproduces the complaint you already have at a higher price. Static pressure takes twenty minutes to measure and it decides whether a replacement will actually fix what you called about, so we measure it before we quote equipment rather than after you are unhappy. And one thing we will not do: tell you how many years your new system will last. There is no authoritative published service-life figure for this equipment — none, from anybody — so every number you have been quoted for that was somebody's estimate wearing a lab coat. What we can tell you is what we found, what we measured, and what the manufacturer's terms actually say.
What's covered
Each of these is a service in its own right, offered in Canton and everywhere else we work.
- Air Conditioning InstallationLoad-calculated replacement of a residential split system, with the scope in writing before a permit is pulled.
- Heat Pump InstallationHeat pumps and dual-fuel systems sized to the local design temperature, with the backup heat set up honestly.
- Ductless Mini-Split InstallationConditioning for the rooms a duct system was never going to reach — bonus rooms, sunrooms, shops, additions.
Questions people ask
How long does a straight changeout take?
One day for a single system with no duct modification, usually eight to ten hours. If the plenum has to be rebuilt, the line set replaced through a finished ceiling, or the electrical service touched, it goes to two days and we tell you that before you sign.
What actually changes the price?
Duct modification, line-set replacement versus flush-and-reuse, electrical upgrades, code corrections the inspector will look for, a second system, and how hard the equipment is to get to. The published range below covers a straight replacement and says what it excludes.
Can you reuse my existing line set?
Sometimes. It depends on the diameter against the new equipment, its condition, and what refrigerant ran through it. A line set that carried a burned-out compressor's acid should not carry a new one. We flush and pressure-test it, or we replace it, and we tell you which before we quote it — not after we open the wall.
Do I need a permit?
Yes. There is no state permit requirement in Georgia — the state deletes the administrative chapter that would create one — but every jurisdiction we work in requires a mechanical permit for equipment replacement, and the permit is in our price. In Cherokee County it is a flat mechanical service permit issued only to state-licensed technicians.
What does the warranty actually cover?
The parts warranty is the manufacturer's, not ours, and its length depends on registration. Read the registration terms below — the number people quote and the number you get are two different things unless somebody files the paperwork.
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