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Heating & Cooling in Edina, MN
Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling repairs and replaces furnaces, ACs, heat pumps and boilers in Edina (Hennepin County), about 7 miles from downtown Minneapolis.
HVAC service in Edina, MN
Edina holds the 1924 Country Club District, one of Minnesota's first planned neighborhoods, and the streetcar-era bungalows of Morningside, surrounded by postwar ramblers and a steady run of teardown rebuilds.
- County
- Hennepin County
- ZIP codes
- 55410, 55416, 55424, 55435, 55436, 55439
- Natural gas
- CenterPoint Energy
- Electric
- Xcel Energy
- From downtown Minneapolis
- about 7 miles
Updated October 27, 2026 · By Eric Brown, owner, Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling
What HVAC work do we do most in Edina?
- Low-sound condenser placement on close lot lines in the Country Club District and Morningside
- Two-system and zoned installs in rebuilt homes
- Furnace and AC replacements in tight 1920s and 30s basements
- Whole-home humidifiers set to Minnesota winter limits in plaster-wall houses
Around town: 50th & France · Southdale Center · Centennial Lakes Park · Braemar Park · Minnehaha Creek. Neighborhoods: Country Club District · Morningside · Parkwood Knolls · Rolling Green
Book in EdinaWhat are Edina homes like to heat and cool?
Edina's oldest houses are in its northeast corner. Morningside was platted in 1905 on the old Grimes farm and orchard, and several hundred houses, many of them bungalows, went up there by about 1936; it was a separate village from 1920 until it rejoined Edina in 1966. The Country Club District, platted in 1924, filled with Tudors and Colonial Revival houses by 1941. Most of these homes started on coal-fired gravity air or hot water, and today many pair a modern furnace with the original large ducts or keep a boiler and add cooling separately.
After the war, Edina spread south and west with ramblers and split-levels, and with larger custom homes on bigger lots in neighborhoods such as Parkwood Knolls and Rolling Green. The houses now replacing many postwar homes are built to current energy code, with tight walls, mechanical ventilation and often a second system for the upper floor. One Edina street can hold a 1920s house on its original ductwork beside a new build with zoned heat.
What goes wrong with heating in Edina in winter?
Edina's older houses hold heat poorly by modern standards. Many Country Club District and Morningside homes were built with little or no wall insulation, so even a correctly sized furnace runs long in a cold snap. Plaster walls and old windows also mean humidity has to stay modest in winter, or frost forms on the glass and moisture works into the walls. In the rebuilt houses, the typical calls are PVC vents drifted over and condensate lines frozen where they leave the house.
What goes wrong with cooling in Edina in summer?
Upper floors in Edina's Tudors and bungalows sit under steep roofs with small ducts or none, and by late afternoon they're the hottest rooms in the older neighborhoods. Minnehaha Creek runs through northern Edina, and houses near it can carry basement humidity through the summer. On the rebuilt lots, two condensers often sit side by side along a narrow side yard; spacing them so they don't feed each other hot air helps both last.
Which utilities and rebates apply in Edina?
CenterPoint's heating rebates cover high-efficiency boilers as well as furnaces, useful for older houses that still heat with hot water, and you can use the dealer of your choice. Xcel's heat pump rebates, including cold-climate mini-splits for upstairs rooms without ducts, work through its Trade Partner Network, so ask whether the rebate needs a registered contractor. Minnesota's HEAR and HOMES rebates had not launched as of mid-2026, so don't plan around them yet.
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 Edina Tight Country Club District and Morningside basements make access part of the diagnosis; in postwar ramblers farther south, igniters and flame sensors are everyday failures. Furnace replacement in Edina Edina homeowners replacing a furnace pay $4,500–$9,500 installed with us, depending mostly on 80% versus 96–98% AFUE and on venting. AC repair in Edina Rebuilt Edina homes often have two air conditioners, and older Country Club District houses often lack upstairs returns. AC replacement in Edina Central AC replacement in Edina costs $5,200–$9,800 installed, with condenser placement planned for close Country Club District lots. Heat pumps in Edina For Edina homes, a cold-climate heat pump runs $7,500–$14,500 installed, priced in writing after a load calculation. Mini-splits in Edina Ductless mini-split installation in Edina costs $4,200–$12,500 installed. Boiler service in Edina Radiator systems here are mostly in the older Country Club District and Morningside houses, while rebuilt homes to the south bring in-floor heat in basements and garages. Tune-ups in Edina Edina tune-ups run $129 for a furnace or an AC, $219 for the pair. What drives HVAC prices in Edina Rebuilt houses here often have two of each, priced as separate systems, so the total depends on how many you replace.
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Edina HVAC questions
Who repairs furnaces and air conditioners in Edina, MN?
Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Edina and nearby towns in Hennepin County, about 7 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 Edina?
An HVAC service call in Edina is a flat $79 trip charge, waived when you approve the repair. You get a written price before any work. See HVAC cost in Edina for installed prices.
Can an AC or heat pump be placed quietly on a tight Edina lot?
Yes, with planning. Start with the published sound rating of the outdoor unit, since variable-speed models spend most of their time running slower and quieter. Then choose the spot: away from a neighbor's bedroom window, on a solid pad, with the line set routed to suit the placement rather than the shortest run. On close lots, settle the location before install day.
Our rebuilt Edina house has two furnaces and two air conditioners. How should they be maintained?
As two separate systems. Each furnace needs a fall check and each air conditioner a spring check, with filters changed and condensate drains kept clear on both. A furnace or AC tune-up starts at $129, or $219 for a furnace and AC together, and we can do both systems on one visit. Maintenance plans are available on request if you would rather have both systems on a schedule. Also make sure the two thermostats are not fighting each other on spring and fall days, one heating while the other cools.
Does HVAC work in the Country Club District need heritage review?
Most doesn't. Edina requires a certificate of appropriateness for demolition, new houses and significant changes to street-facing facades, while interior work and in-kind replacements don't need one. A furnace swap is interior work, and keeping condensers and vents off the street-facing side avoids most questions. If a vent, line set or outdoor unit has to change the front of the house, check with the city's heritage preservation staff first.
We're rebuilding in Edina. How should the new house's heating and cooling be planned?
Early, before the framing plans are final. Ask for a room-by-room Manual J and a duct design, leave a mechanical room big enough to service the equipment, and plan chases for ducts to the upper floor instead of squeezing them in later. Decide on zoning or two systems, and pick condenser spots away from the neighbors' windows on a narrow lot. A new, tight house also needs balanced mechanical ventilation.
Also serving near Edina
- Richfield, MN 3 mi
- Hopkins, MN 4 mi
- St. Louis Park, MN 4 mi
- Bloomington, MN 4 mi
- Eden Prairie, MN 6 mi
- Minneapolis, MN 7 mi
- Savage, MN 8 mi
- Minnetonka, MN 8 mi
Guides for Edina homeowners
Minnesota Heat Pump Rebates in 2026: What's Available Now
Minnesota's state heat pump rebates still haven't launched. See what Xcel, CenterPoint and the co-ops offer in 2026 and the contractor rules to check.
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Brands we service in Edina: Carrier · Trane · Lennox · Goodman · Rheem · Mitsubishi Electric · Daikin · American Standard · Navien · Weil-McLain · and every other major brand
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