Why do older Kilgore homes have weak airflow?

Ducts added to small attics or crawlspaces are often undersized or leaky.

How do I check an HVAC contractor in Texas?

Use TDLR's online license lookup.

Heating and Cooling in Kilgore

Kilgore boomed with the East Texas oil field in the 1930s, and much of its housing dates from that era and the decades after. Older homes with retrofitted systems sit alongside newer neighborhoods on the edges of town.

Kilgore in brief

An East Texas oil boomtown on I-20 east of Tyler, founded as a railroad townsite in 1872.

Gregg and Rusk counties
Next door: Lindale, Arp, Troup

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About Kilgore

Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties where I-20 and U.S. 259 meet, south of the Sabine River, with 13,376 residents in the 2020 census (Wikipedia: Kilgore, Texas). It was founded in 1872 on land the International-Great Northern Railroad bought from Constantine Buckley Kilgore. After the 1930 discovery of the East Texas Oil Field nearby, Kilgore became a boomtown; by 1936 its population topped 12,000 and its skyline was crowded with derricks.

Boom-era and mid-century homes

Homes from the oil boom and the decades after often have systems retrofitted into small attics or crawlspaces, with ducts that are undersized by current standards. Weak airflow and uneven rooms are common. See ductwork and airflow.

Efficiency upgrades

Replacing an older system with ENERGY STAR equipment can cut energy use (ENERGY STAR, heating and cooling), but only if the ducts and sizing are right. Ask for a load calculation instead of a size copied from the old unit.

Checking contractors

TDLR's online lookup confirms whether an air conditioning contractor holds a Texas license (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, air conditioning and refrigeration contractors). Inside city limits, check with the City of Kilgore about permits.

Nearby

Lindale is west along I-20, Tyler is to the southwest, and Arp and Troup are south and southwest.

HVAC services in Kilgore

Sources for this page: Wikipedia: Kilgore, Texas; ENERGY STAR, heating and cooling; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, air conditioning and refrigeration contractors.

Towns near Kilgore

Lindale, TXA growing city north of Tyler along U.S. 69 and I-20, founded as a railroad town in 1871.Arp, TXA small city east of Tyler, once called Strawberry for the fruit grown and shipped from here.Troup, TXA railroad town platted in 1873 in southeastern Smith County, where State Highways 110 and 135 meet.Tyler, TXThe Rose Capital of America and Smith County seat, with older brick neighborhoods near downtown and newer growth to the south.

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HVAC questions from Kilgore

Why do older Kilgore homes have weak airflow?
Ducts added to small attics or crawlspaces are often undersized or leaky.
Which counties is Kilgore in?
Gregg and Rusk counties.
How do I check an HVAC contractor in Texas?
Use TDLR's online license lookup.

HVAC plans in Kilgore?

Send the details and expect a call back to talk the project through.

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