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Heating & Cooling in Circle Pines, MN

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling repairs and replaces furnaces, ACs, heat pumps and boilers in Circle Pines (Anoka County), about 12 miles from downtown Minneapolis.

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HVAC service in Circle Pines, MN

Circle Pines started in 1946 as a cooperative village beside Golden Lake, and the city still owns the company that pipes natural gas to its houses, Centennial Utilities.

County
Anoka County
ZIP code
55014
Natural gas
Centennial Utilities
From downtown Minneapolis
about 12 miles

Electricity comes from Connexus Energy in most of Circle Pines and from Xcel Energy in parts of the west and south sides, so it depends on your address.

Updated October 21, 2026 · By , owner, Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling

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What heating systems do Circle Pines homes have?

Most Circle Pines houses went up in the 1950s and 60s, after the co-op years, as the village grew to about 3,900 residents by 1970, and a smaller wave followed in the 1980s. The usual layout is a rambler or split-level with the furnace in the basement, ductwork laid out for heating, and central air added years later. Many furnace rooms here are on their third or fourth furnace, and older setups may still vent a water heater into a masonry chimney. The co-op planners faced many houses toward footpaths, now city trails, with garages on the street side, which matters when choosing where a vent or condenser goes.

Natural gas heats most Circle Pines houses, and it comes from the city-owned Centennial Utilities rather than Xcel Energy or CenterPoint Energy.

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What HVAC work do we do most in Circle Pines?

  • Furnace replacements in 1950s and 60s houses that leave the water heater needing a chimney liner or its own vent
  • Bigger returns and duct changes in houses whose ducts were laid out for heat before central air arrived
  • Condenser coil cleaning after elm seeds and oak debris pack the fins
  • Heat pump and AC quotes matched to Connexus Energy or Xcel Energy programs by address

Around town: Golden Lake · Rice Creek · Rice Creek Regional Trail · Lake Drive (County Road 23) · Centennial High School

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What are Circle Pines homes like to heat and cool?

The Golden Lake Development Association, renamed the Circle Pines Development Association later in 1946, planned a 1,203-acre cooperative village in which every resident bought at least one share. Its first ten houses were Cemesto homes, prefabricated in Texas with slab floors and cement-sheet walls, and they suited Minnesota winters so poorly that the design was dropped. Only 84 houses were finished by 1949, and the co-op model faded after one of its founders died in 1950, the year the village incorporated.

The real build-out followed: about 2,800 residents by 1960 and 3,900 by 1970, then another round of building in the 1980s, and the population has barely moved since 1990. So nearly every job here is on an existing house, often in a furnace room that has held three or four furnaces. Centennial Utilities, the city's gas company, bills monthly, answers gas emergencies with its own staff, and treats the piping after the meter, including buried lines to a garage, as the homeowner's.

What goes wrong with heating in Circle Pines in winter?

Circle Pines' older houses often keep a water heater, and sometimes an 80% furnace, on a masonry chimney that is now 60 or 70 years old. Winter is when that matters: the furnace runs for hours with the windows shut, and a flue narrowed by fallen mortar or a bird's nest can spill exhaust into the basement instead of sending it up. State law calls for a working CO alarm within 10 feet of each sleeping room. If one sounds, get everyone outside and call 911, then have the venting checked before the furnace runs again.

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What goes wrong with cooling in Circle Pines in summer?

The city describes itself as dotted with oaks and elms, and those trees load condensers every spring. Elm seeds drift into the fins in May and June, oak catkins and leaves follow, and a coil packed with them can't shed heat. On the first 90-degree afternoon the compressor runs hot, trips on its overload and restarts, or a tired capacitor finally quits. Rinsing the coil after the seed drop, with the power off, means the system doesn't start summer already choked.

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Which utilities and rebates apply in Circle Pines?

Gas rebates work differently here because the gas company is Centennial Utilities, owned by the city. It offers customers a discounted home energy audit by a state-certified auditor; we found no furnace rebate on its website, so ask before counting on one. Electric programs depend on the address. Connexus Energy members can claim heat pump rebates for ducted, ductless and geothermal systems plus a central AC rebate, while homes on the Xcel Energy side can use Xcel's AC rebates and its Trade Partner Network heat pump rebates. Ask whether a rebate needs a registered contractor.

Rebate programs change every year; check the utility's current terms before you buy. Our guides: heat pump rebates, what happened to the federal credits.

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Furnace repair in Circle Pines A loaded filter on that return can trip the high-limit switch. Furnace replacement in Circle Pines Furnace replacement in Circle Pines costs $4,500–$9,500 installed, flat-rate and in writing, sized by Manual J. AC repair in Circle Pines Most 1950s–60s houses got central air later on heat-sized ducts, and oak and elm debris on the coil is a first check. AC replacement in Circle Pines Central air in Circle Pines, where 1950s–60s houses have ducts sized for heat, runs $5,200–$9,800 installed with us, flat-rate and written. Heat pumps in Circle Pines A heat pump installed in Circle Pines runs about $7,500–$14,500, flat-rate in writing, after we check 1950s–60s heat-only ductwork. Mini-splits in Circle Pines Ductless mini-splits in Circle Pines cost about $4,200–$12,500 installed, single-zone to multi-zone, with a written flat-rate quote. Tune-ups in Circle Pines Circle Pines tune-ups cost $129 for one furnace or one air conditioner and $219 for both.

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Circle Pines HVAC questions

Who repairs furnaces and air conditioners in Circle Pines, MN?

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Circle Pines and nearby towns in Anoka County, about 12 miles from downtown Minneapolis. We're open 7 days, 7am–9pm, and no-heat calls get priority. Call 612-429-3465.

How much does an HVAC service call cost in Circle Pines?

An HVAC service call in Circle Pines is a flat $79 trip charge, waived when you approve the repair. You get a written price before any work. Installed prices are on our pricing page.

At our Circle Pines house, what does Centennial Utilities handle and what's on us?

Centennial, the city's gas utility, handles the supply side up to and including the meter, and it responds to gas odors and leaks. If you smell gas, leave first, then call Centennial at 763-784-6751 on weekdays or, after hours, Anoka County Dispatch at 763-427-1212 or 911 and ask for Centennial Utilities. Past the meter, the house piping, furnace and venting are yours, and that's the equipment we repair.

The front door of our older Circle Pines house faces a trail, not the street. Where can a new furnace vent go?

Usually out a side wall. The co-op-era plan put fronts on footpaths, now city trails, and garages on the street, so both the front and the back of these houses see foot traffic. PVC intake and exhaust need the manufacturer's clearances from doors, windows, the gas meter and walkways, and a plume of steam drifting over a public trail annoys walkers all winter. We mark the route and the termination during the quote.

Who maintains the buried gas line from our Circle Pines house to the detached garage?

You do. Centennial Utilities treats underground piping after the meter, such as a line to a detached garage or a gas grill, as the owner's responsibility. Its customer guide warns that these lines can corrode, that steel lines need cathodic protection and that copper can decay too. If you smell gas outdoors near one, call Centennial. An old buried steel line is worth testing before a garage heater is added to it.

We're on Centennial's equal payment plan. Will a more efficient furnace lower the payment?

Yes, over time rather than on the next bill. Centennial Utilities sets the equal payment from your past usage and expected gas prices, then reviews it twice during the heating season and again about six months later. A 96–98% furnace replacing an old 80% model buys less gas for the same heat, and as that lower usage becomes your history, the payment follows. Keep old bills handy to compare winters.

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