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Furnace Repair in Eagan, MN
Furnace repair in Eagan starts with a $79 trip charge, waived when you say yes, for 1980s and 1990s homes with aging igniters. Most houses went up in the 1980s and 1990s, so igniters, inducers and flame sensors act up by now. You see the written flat-rate price first.
Furnace repair calls in Eagan homes
Most Eagan houses went up in the 1980s and 1990s, so the furnace in a typical two-story or split-entry is either an aging original or a replacement from the 2000s. Both are old enough for hot surface igniters, inducer bearings, flame sensors and pressure switches to act up in the first cold week, and an original unit that's still running deserves a careful heat exchanger inspection before much money goes into it.
Townhomes are their own category. A furnace squeezed into a closet beside the water heater leaves little room to pull the burner assembly or slide out the blower, and the closet door louvers may be the only combustion air both appliances get. Walkout lower levels add another wrinkle: side-wall PVC vents close to grade can be buried by snow shoveled off a patio, and the furnace locks out until someone digs them clear.
Updated November 10, 2026
What do common furnace repairs cost in Eagan?
National averages (HomeGuide, 2026), not our prices: a flame sensor $80–$250, a pressure switch $150–$400, a limit switch $100–$375. More in the furnace repair cost guide. For what drives a quote locally, see HVAC cost in Eagan.
Symptom guides: Carbon monoxide · Blowing cold air · Won't ignite · Short cycling · Signs your furnace needs a technician
Furnace repair in Eagan: questions
The furnace in our Eagan townhome closet tripped a rollout switch. What does that mean?
A rollout switch trips when flame escapes the burner area, and it's a safety shutdown, so don't keep resetting it. The usual causes are a blocked flue or heat exchanger, or burners starved of combustion air because the closet louvers are covered or a solid door replaced a louvered one. Clear anything stacked against the closet door, keep your CO alarms working and call us. We find the cause before the furnace runs again.
Which gas company do we call about a gas smell in Eagan?
The one on your gas bill. Eagan is split among CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota Energy Resources and Xcel Energy depending on the address, so check before you need it. If you smell gas, leave the house first and call the utility from outside, without using switches or trying to relight anything. Once the utility has made it safe, we can repair the furnace or its gas connection.
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