AC Installation & Replacement in Augusta Township, Michigan

A new central air system in Augusta Township is a 15-to-20-year decision, which is why we would rather spend an extra hour on the estimate than an extra season on callbacks. Temprasure installs properly matched R-454B condensers and coils throughout Augusta Township, MI and the rest of Washtenaw County, sizes them with a Manual J instead of the old nameplate, and pulls the permit every time. We are roughly 18 minutes away in Ypsilanti, we offer free estimates, and we are happy to be the second opinion on a quote another company left on your counter.

Augusta Township houses and what that means for ac installation

Augusta's housing is a long timeline laid out along the roads. The 1860s–1920s farmhouses have Michigan basements, two or three additions and forced-air systems that were added long after the house was built, usually with ductwork that never reached the upstairs properly. The 1960s–80s ranches and split-levels that make up the biggest share of the township sit on crawlspaces or shallow basements, with furnaces in hallway closets or utility rooms and ductwork under the floor that has collected decades of moisture and rodent traffic. Newer acreage homes and the subdivisions off Whittaker and Bemis Roads are 1995–2015 colonials and ranches on full poured basements with 80 or 90 percent furnaces, many on propane, and condensers sized by the builder's rule of thumb rather than a load calculation. Manufactured homes with package units or small furnaces are common on the back roads. A good number of properties also have a pole barn or shop with a hanging heater we end up servicing.

Electrical capacity decides a lot of AC replacements in Augusta Township. Homes near Lincoln Schools campus area that were wired for a furnace, a range and a dryer often have a panel with no room left, and the original AC was squeezed onto a breaker that was never quite right. New R-454B condensers have different minimum circuit ampacity and maximum fuse ratings than the units they replace, and we check the panel, the breaker, the wire gauge and the outdoor disconnect against the new nameplate on every Augusta Township estimate. If something needs to be upgraded on the DTE Energy side of the house, it goes on the quote in writing before install day, not as a surprise afterward.

We treat Augusta Township as home territory for cooling work. The drive from Ypsilanti is about 18 minutes, the truck is stocked for the brands that went into the 1960s–90s rural ranches and newer acreage builds on former farmland around Bemis Road area, Tuttle Hill Road corridor and Willis Road corridor, and the dispatch fee is the same flat amount it is on our own street. Summer humidity near Augusta Township Hall on Talladay Road and the Willis Road and Rawsonville Road crossroads punishes undersized returns and dirty coils more than raw heat does, so the first thing we check on a Augusta Township system is airflow, and the second is the condensate drain, because a flooded basement costs more than any repair.

Local details we plan around in Augusta Township

• The whole township is on private wells with hard, iron-heavy water, so water heater sediment, failed anodes and humidifier scale are standard findings.
• DTE gas mains follow Whittaker Road, Willis Road and a few others, but a large share of the township's homes run on propane, and we size and set up equipment accordingly.
• High water tables along Stony Creek and Paint Creek flood crawlspaces, and we find rusted-through duct trunks and water-damaged furnaces in those areas after wet springs.
• Augusta is low, flat and open, and the land along Stony Creek and Paint Creek holds water well into spring, so basements and crawlspaces in the township's middle run damp for months. Winter wind crosses the fields with nothing in the way, and the exposed north and west sides of farmhouses and acreage homes carry heavier heating loads than their square footage would suggest. Summer humidity is high across the creek bottoms, and shade is scarce outside the older farmsteads with their windbreaks.