Everything You Should Know About Heat Pumps

Want AC In The Historic Home You Just Bought? What To Know

27 February 2018

Jessica Jimenez

If you have purchased a home in a historical district in the city where you live and you want to add air conditioning, it may not be as easy as calling a professional and paying for it to be done. You may be limited on what you can do to the property, and what you need to do to get the house ready for central air. Here are some of the things you want to do to get the project started, to see if it can be done.

Check with the City Building Regulations

You will want to see if the building codes will allow for you to add a central air conditioning system. Some laws and regulations will prevent you from adding things like central air conditioning to a historical home, or placing a unit outside the property where people would see. If so, you may have to get a ductless unit instead of a central air conditioner.

Get Estimates from a Contractor

Talk with an HVAC contractor and get estimates for the installation of a new unit. You want the unit to have the following features;

• Fan settings
• A controllable thermostat feature
• Energy Star rating

These are just some of the features that you want, so you can help to keep your energy costs down when you are running the unit. If the contractor can't use the current ducts in place, the project will cost more but you should consider updating the ventilation system throughout the house for efficiency and safety.

Insulate and Seal Your Home

If you are spending the money to have a central air conditioning unit installed, and for the unit to run, you want to make sure that the air won't blow right outside. Make sure that the house is insulated properly, and that you have all of the windows and doors sealed so you don't have energy loss.

These are just some of the things that you will have to do, and you may have to do more. Talk with the HVAC company and get estimates for the work that you need to have. It's worth paying the money and pulling the permits to get this project completed, and so you can work and live in your home in comfort when the summer weather is getting hot, and when you are tired of the weather. Air conditioners also take moisture out of the air so the unit will help to preserve your home.

Contact a company like Air Controls for more information.

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