Furnace Installation in New Albany, IN
A new furnace here will run from October through April every year. Tell us about the house, and a licensed contractor who covers Floyd County will get in touch.
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Seven months of heat, on nights near 26°F
New Albany homes run the furnace from October through April, seven months of the year. Winter nights average 26°F, and a furnace built for this county has to hold up to that stretch, not just a cold snap here and there.
Floyd County has seen 11 winter storms and 41 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and across Indiana 17% of households lost power for 24 hours or more in 2024. A new furnace here needs to be sized and installed for a long, cold season, not a mild one. Any non-weatherized gas furnace installed today has to reach at least 80.0 percent AFUE, the federal minimum.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 26°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 80% AFUE
- the federal minimum any new unit must meet
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
In Indiana, HVAC licensing for homes is left to the counties and cities.
Floyd County sets its own rule for HVAC contractors, not the state. Indiana leaves HVAC licensing to the counties and cities, so whether this job needs a local license depends on the city or county office where the house sits, not on any statewide list.
What applies to this job is the permit. In most cities and counties, replacing a furnace needs a permit from the local building office, and the finished work gets an inspection when it's done. That permit and inspection are the record this job leaves behind here, not a license.
Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development · State of Indiana
- What size furnace does my house need?
- The right size depends on your square footage, insulation, ceiling height, window count, and how the house is laid out. A furnace that is too big will short cycle and wear out faster. One that is too small will run constantly and still leave rooms cold on winter nights, which average 26°F here from December through February. A contractor sizes it with a load calculation on the actual house, not a formula based on square feet alone.
- How do I know it's time to replace my furnace?
- If it is struggling to keep up, cycling on and off more than it used to, or needs repairs more than once a season, it is worth having someone look at whether replacement makes more sense than another fix. Age matters too. A furnace nearing the end of its expected life is more likely to fail on a night when you need it most, and with heat needed here from October through April, that is a long stretch to risk it. Rising heating bills with no other explanation are another sign the heat exchanger or blower is losing efficiency.
- Is a high-efficiency furnace worth it?
- Any new non-weatherized gas furnace sold today has to reach at least 80 percent AFUE, so even a standard model wastes less fuel than an older one did. A high-efficiency furnace goes further than that minimum, and over 7 months of heating a year, the difference in fuel use adds up. Whether the higher upfront cost makes sense for your house depends on how long you plan to stay in it and what your current system is costing you to run. A contractor can walk through the numbers for your specific home.