Condenser change-outs
AC installation and replacement in Springdale, AR
New central air for homes and small commercial buildings across Northwest Arkansas, sized to the building and tested before the truck leaves.
Chapter 01
When the old condenser has run out of road
A system is ready for replacement when the repairs stop being occasional. The same unit keeps calling for a technician. The bills keep climbing. The back bedroom never cools, or the addition you built five years ago was never really part of the plan. Stith's own guidance is simple: if a system is older, inefficient or repaired again and again, replacing it may be the better long-term choice.
That is a call to make with a technician standing at the unit, not over the phone. Sometimes a unit that sounds finished is one failed part away from running fine. We would rather tell you that than sell you a condenser. Ridge's reviews say it better than we can, and the repair page has them.
When replacement is the honest answer, the work starts with the house, not the catalog. How big is it, which way do the windows face, how many people live in it, where does the duct run end up. A system that is too big cycles on and off and never dries the air. One that is too small runs all afternoon and loses anyway.
A newly installed outdoor AC condenser on a pad beside a home
Sizing, the pad and the line set
A proper install is a list of small jobs done in order. The indoor coil and the outdoor condenser are matched to each other and to the house. The outdoor unit sits on a level pad so it does not shake itself loose. The copper line set runs between the two, insulated, with clean bends and no kinks. The electrical disconnect and the condensate drain are set up for the real layout of your home.
Stith's own job photos show the range. A new condenser beside a sided house on its pad. A pair of condensers beside a red barn. Air handlers in tight attics with the ductwork landed properly. A condenser on a metal building. Every one of those is a different house or a different roof, and every one needed its own plan.
Homes get most of the attention here, but Stith also works on shops and offices. The company runs a separate commercial plumbing division and has set rooftop units with a crane when a building called for it, so a new AC for a small commercial building is not a stretch.
Chapter 03
Startup day and the first summer
The install is not finished when the unit turns on. Startup means checking the refrigerant charge with gauges, measuring airflow, running the system through a full cycle, confirming the drain actually drains and teaching you what the thermostat is doing. Stith's technicians carry HVAC/R registration and Universal EPA certification, so the refrigerant work stays in certified hands.
On its own site, Stith says that all heating, air conditioning and plumbing installation and services are “100% guaranteed.” That is the Total Comfort Guarantee, and it covers new installs as much as repairs. If something is not right after the crew leaves, you call the same number and the same family answers it.
Register the new equipment, put a reminder on the calendar to change the filter, and keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, grass clippings and cottonwood. The first summer should feel dull in the best way: steady air, a unit that cycles normally and nothing for you to think about.
Spring is the time to replace, not the middle of a heat wave
If you already suspect the old unit is tired, do not wait for it to quit in July. A planned install in spring means a crew with room in the schedule, a choice about timing and a house that stays cool while you decide. A replacement made on the worst day of summer is made in a hurry, and that is rarely how anyone wants to buy a system.
Stith's office is open Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and Leigh or Kathy will get a technician on the schedule. Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Lowell and the towns around them are all in the regular service area. Ask the technician for both paths, repair and replace, and decide when you are ready.
Contractor License 253980326 and HVAC/R Registrant 1056339, on a family-owned shop since 1965. Call (479) 751-9691.