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Heating & Cooling in Andover, MN
Andover grew from a rural township into a sizable suburb mostly after 1980, and it still mixes subdivisions with big lots along the Rum River, around Crooked Lake and near Bunker Hills Regional Park.
HVAC service in Andover, MN
We repair and replace furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, boilers and ductless mini-splits in Andover and across Anoka County. Every visit starts with a $79 trip charge and a written price before any work, and the $79 is waived when you go ahead with the repair.
- County
- Anoka County
- ZIP code
- 55304
- Natural gas
- CenterPoint Energy
- Electric
- Connexus Energy
- From downtown Minneapolis
- about 18 miles
Updated September 23, 2026
What HVAC problems do we see most in Andover?
- Dual-fuel heat pumps set up for Connexus Energy's off-peak program
- Propane furnace service, and conversions to natural gas when a main arrives
- Replacing original equipment in 1980s and 90s split-entries
- PVC vent and condensate-drain repairs on 2000s condensing furnaces
Around town: Bunker Hills Regional Park · Kelsey Round Lake Park · Crooked Lake · Rum River · Hanson Boulevard
Book in AndoverWhat are Andover homes like to heat and cool?
Andover began as Grow Township, became a village in 1972 and a city in 1974, and its first subdivisions went up in the 1970s and 80s as ramblers and split-entries with basement furnaces, chimney or metal-flue venting and ductwork sized for heat. Many of those houses have already traded the original furnace for a 96% model vented in PVC, the rest are well past due, and most are on at least their second condenser.
The 1990s and 2000s brought larger two-stories and walkouts, usually with a builder's condensing furnace and an air exchanger, and new neighborhoods are still being built. Toward the Rum River and in the rural parts of the city, houses sit on acreage, some past the reach of the gas mains with a propane tank in the yard. Those are the homes where a heat pump paired with the furnace pays off best, and where the mechanical room may also hold a well pressure tank and a water softener, which leaves less room to work.
Winter in Andover
Out on Andover's acreage lots, winter trouble comes with the wind. Snow drifts across open yards and fields and piles against side-wall furnace vents and heat pump outdoor units, and a buried intake shuts the furnace down until someone clears it. Homes on propane depend on a truck reaching the tank, so keep the driveway and tank path plowed and check the gauge before a long cold stretch. In the subdivisions, the typical January call is an original builder furnace finally giving out.
Summer in Andover
Houses near Crooked Lake, Round Lake and the Rum River deal with humid July air, and an oversized air conditioner that cools in short bursts never runs long enough to dry it. Walkout lower levels feel it first, with a musty smell and damp carpet. In the newer two-stories, upstairs bedrooms run warm because the thermostat sits in the cooler downstairs hall. Big lots also mean grass clippings blown into condenser coils, so rinse the outdoor unit gently in early summer.
Which utilities and rebates apply in Andover?
Andover homes buy gas from CenterPoint Energy, whose rebates on high-efficiency furnaces let you use the dealer of your choice as long as the application goes in the same year as the install. Electricity comes from Connexus Energy, which offers rebates on air-source, ductless and ground-source heat pumps and on central air, plus a reduced-rate program for heat pumps paired with a furnace. Ask whether a Connexus heat pump rebate needs a registered contractor. The Connexus programs follow your electric service, so homes heating with propane can use them too.
Rebate programs change every year; check the utility's current terms before you buy. Our guides: Xcel and CenterPoint rebates, heat pump rebates, what happened to the federal credits.
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Furnace repair in Andover We repair natural gas and propane furnaces in Andover, including LP units on rural lots past the gas mains. Furnace replacement in Andover An Andover furnace replacement with us runs $4,500–$9,500 installed, whether the house burns CenterPoint gas or propane from a tank. AC repair in Andover For AC repair in Andover, the first number is our $79 trip charge, and it drops off once you approve the fix. AC replacement in Andover Central air replacement in Andover costs $5,200–$9,800 installed with us, sized by Manual J with a coil matched to the new condenser.
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Andover HVAC questions
Who repairs furnaces and air conditioners in Andover, MN?
Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling serves Andover and the rest of Anoka County, about 18 miles from downtown Minneapolis. We repair and replace furnaces, central air, heat pumps, boilers and ductless mini-splits, and we're open 7 days, 7am–9pm. Call 612-429-3465.
How much does an HVAC service call cost in Andover?
A flat $79 trip charge, waived when you approve the repair. Written price before any work; same prices in every town we serve. Installed prices are on our pricing page.
Andover is on Connexus Energy. Does that change the case for a heat pump?
It can help. Connexus runs a dual-fuel off-peak program for heat pumps paired with a furnace: the utility can shift your heating to the furnace during peak demand, and in return the heat pump's electricity is billed at a lower rate. Connexus also offers heat pump rebates. Rates and enrollment rules change, so check the current terms before you buy. The backup furnace can be gas or propane.
If natural gas comes down our Andover road, can the propane furnace be converted?
Many furnaces can. Most manufacturers sell a conversion kit that changes the burner orifices and gas valve settings, and the work has to follow the manufacturer's instructions and be checked with a combustion test. CenterPoint Energy has to run the service line and set a meter first. On an older furnace, weigh the cost of converting against putting that money toward a new 96% furnace.
We're building in a new Andover subdivision. What should we ask the builder about heating and cooling?
Ask for the Manual J load calculation the equipment was sized from, the furnace's AFUE, and whether the outdoor unit is a heat pump or an air conditioner. Check where the PVC vents will exit, since a spot under a deck or on the windward side can drift shut. Make sure every bedroom has a return or transfer grille, and get the model and serial numbers so you can register the warranty on time.
Where should the heat pump go at our Andover house on an open lot?
Somewhere the wind and the roof won't bury it. We set outdoor units on a stand high enough to clear typical drifts, away from a roof edge that dumps snow and ice, and preferably on a side sheltered from the northwest wind. A heat pump also sheds meltwater during defrost cycles, so it needs a spot where that water drains away instead of freezing into a ridge under the unit. Keep a path shoveled for service.
Also serving near Andover
- Ham Lake, MN 2 mi
- Anoka, MN 5 mi
- Blaine, MN 6 mi
- Champlin, MN 6 mi
- Oak Grove, MN 8 mi
- Coon Rapids, MN 8 mi
- Ramsey, MN 8 mi
- Spring Lake Park, MN 9 mi
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