Best Furnace Brands for Minnesota Winters (2026)
Furnace brands for a Minnesota winter by tier: Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Rheem, Goodman and Amana lines, plus what matters more at -20°F than the badge.
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Furnace Replacement in Excelsior, MN
Excelsior furnace replacements cost $4,500–$9,500 installed with us, depending on efficiency and venting, and every quote is written, flat-rate and sized by Manual J. On narrow Excelsior lots, the PVC vent for a 96% furnace may have only one workable route out of the house, and we plan it before quoting.
Furnace replacement calls in Excelsior homes
A furnace replacement in an Excelsior Victorian is largely a fitting problem. The new unit has to stand under a low ceiling with room for the AC coil and filter rack, and the ductwork threaded through closets and old chases has to deliver the airflow the new blower expects. Manual J sizing matters in these houses: plaster walls and old windows lose heat, but decades of added insulation mean the old nameplate is rarely the right answer.
Moving from an 80% furnace to a 96% model means PVC intake and exhaust through the rim joist above a fieldstone or block wall, with clearances from windows on your house and the one next door. The water heater left in the old chimney usually needs a liner. CenterPoint Energy supplies gas in Excelsior, and its heating rebates cover qualifying high-efficiency furnaces and boilers, filed in the same calendar year as the install. The mechanical permit is part of our job.
Updated September 23, 2026
How much does a new furnace cost in Excelsior?
An installed furnace from us runs about $4,500–$9,500 in Excelsior: 80% AFUE roughly $4,500–$6,000, 96–98% AFUE roughly $6,500–$9,500. Same prices in Excelsior as in every town we serve. See the furnace replacement cost guide.
Are there rebates for a new furnace in Excelsior?
Excelsior is on CenterPoint Energy gas and Xcel Energy electricity. CenterPoint's heating rebates cover high-efficiency boilers as well as furnaces, which matters in a town with this many radiator systems, and you can use any dealer. Xcel's heat pump rebates include ductless mini-splits, a common way to cool a radiator house; ask whether the rebate needs a registered contractor. Xcel's Saver's Switch and AC Rewards programs offer bill savings or an annual reward for letting Xcel cycle your AC on peak days. Rebate programs change every year, so check the utility's current terms before you buy.
Our guides: Xcel and CenterPoint rebates, heat pump rebates.
Signs it's time to replace your furnace
- A cracked heat exchanger on a furnace that's out of warranty
- The furnace is 20-plus years old and needs another major repair
- Rooms far from the furnace never warm up on sub-zero nights
- Gas bills climbing while your thermostat settings haven't changed
- Repair calls two or more winters in a row
- A burner roar or blower noise you can hear across the house
- Replacement parts for your model are getting hard to find
More detail on our furnace installation page.
Furnace replacement in Excelsior: questions
Could we replace the boiler in our Excelsior house with a furnace?
It can be done, but it's rarely the easy path. A radiator house has no ductwork, so switching to a furnace means running supply and return ducts through plaster walls, closets and floors, which is slow and disruptive. Most owners keep the boiler, which gives even, quiet heat, and add cooling separately with ductless heads or a small-duct system. If the house already has partial ductwork from an earlier conversion, the math changes, and we look at that first.
Will a furnace replacement in our old Excelsior house mean opening plaster walls?
Usually not. The furnace swap happens in the basement: disconnect the old unit, set the new one, reconnect the ducts, gas and power, and run the PVC venting through the rim joist. Walls only come into it if the ductwork itself needs changes, such as adding a return to a room that's always cold. When that's worth doing, we show you the route first and list it in the quote as a separate line.
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Guides on furnace replacement
How Long Does a Furnace Replacement Take?
A straight furnace swap is usually done in one day. Venting changes, a chimney liner, gas line or duct work, and the permit inspection add time. What to expect.
Read the guideFurnace and AC Replacement Cost in Minnesota: Together or Separately?
Replacing the furnace and AC together in Minnesota costs $9,700–$19,300 installed with us. Matched coils, AHRI ratings, and when to split the job instead.
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