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Heating & Cooling in Falcon Heights, MN
Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling repairs and replaces furnaces, ACs, heat pumps and boilers in Falcon Heights (Ramsey County), about 4 miles from downtown Minneapolis.
HVAC service in Falcon Heights, MN
Two-thirds of Falcon Heights is public land, mostly the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus and the State Fairgrounds, so the city's houses fill a few neighborhoods spreading out from Snelling and Larpenteur avenues, plus the university's own University Grove.
- County
- Ramsey County
- ZIP codes
- 55108, 55113
- Natural gas
- Xcel Energy
- Electric
- Xcel Energy
- From downtown Minneapolis
- about 4 miles
Updated October 21, 2026 · By Eric Brown, owner, Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling
What HVAC work do we do most in Falcon Heights?
- Chimney liners or PVC conversions when chimney-vented furnaces and water heaters in the older houses near Snelling and Larpenteur are replaced
- Heating and cooling in University Grove's architect-designed homes, where every duct layout is different and ductless heads can fill the gaps
- Adding cooling to houses heated by boilers and radiators, with ductless heads or small-duct high-velocity systems
- Furnace and AC replacements in the postwar houses northeast of Snelling and Larpenteur, sized by Manual J instead of the old nameplate
Around town: Minnesota State Fairgrounds · University of Minnesota St. Paul campus · Gibbs Farm · Curtiss Field · Larpenteur Avenue. Neighborhoods: University Grove
Book in Falcon HeightsWhat are Falcon Heights homes like to heat and cool?
Heman Gibbs farmed here from the 1850s near today's Cleveland and Larpenteur avenues, and his homestead is now the Gibbs Farm museum. From the 1910s to the 1930s the corner of Snelling and Larpenteur was Curtiss Northwest Airport. Houses started going up in the 1920s southeast of that corner, and in 1936 the Keller Corporation bought land owned by 3M secretary John Cable, platted Falcon Heights and built its first house the next year. After World War II the fields northeast of the intersection filled quickly, and in 1949 residents voted to incorporate rather than be annexed by Roseville or Saint Paul.
The 1960s and 1970s filled the remaining pockets to the west that the university didn't own. University Grove, begun by the university in 1928, is a separate story: 103 homes, each designed by an architect, on land the university leases to the owners. In 2003 a 50-year-old shopping center at the southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur came down for Falcon Heights Town Square's apartments and townhomes.
What goes wrong with heating in Falcon Heights in winter?
The university's open test fields and golf course, plus the fairgrounds, give winter wind a long run before it reaches the houses on their edges. Houses built from the 1920s through the 1950s let that air in at the rim joist, the attic hatch, old windows and around the chimney. The furnace runs long and the windward rooms stay cold anyway. Air sealing and attic insulation first, then a furnace sized for the tighter house, usually beats a bigger furnace.
What goes wrong with cooling in Falcon Heights in summer?
Few houses built before the 1950s came with central air, and cooling in Falcon Heights' older homes was added later, if at all. Where a house heats with radiators, there are no ducts to cool through, so the choice is ductless heads or a small-duct high-velocity system that threads flexible tubing through closets and attic space without opening plaster walls. In the postwar blocks the cooling coil sits on a basement furnace, and rooms at the far end of a long trunk warm up first in a heat wave. University Grove homes vary house by house.
Which utilities and rebates apply in Falcon Heights?
A high-efficiency gas furnace can earn an Xcel rebate, and Xcel's heat pump rebates generally run through its Trade Partner Network contractors, so ask about that first. Offers change during the year and a rebate can't exceed what the installation cost, so get the equipment and contractor requirements in writing before you sign, and we'll confirm them for your address when we quote.
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 Falcon Heights Houses near Snelling and Larpenteur date from the 1920s and often vent into old chimneys, so we test draft on those; the postwar blocks have ordinary igniter and sensor failures. Furnace replacement in Falcon Heights Furnace replacement in Falcon Heights runs $4,500–$9,500 installed, flat-rate and written, sized by a Manual J. AC repair in Falcon Heights Most houses built before the 1960s got central air later, on duct systems with little airflow to spare. AC replacement in Falcon Heights Central air in a Falcon Heights house, most of them built before the 1960s, costs $5,200–$9,800 installed with us, in writing before we start. Heat pumps in Falcon Heights Installed heat pumps in Falcon Heights cost $7,500–$14,500, quoted in writing before work starts, on Xcel Energy gas and electric. Mini-splits in Falcon Heights A ductless mini-split in Falcon Heights costs $4,200–$12,500 installed, from one head to a multi-zone system. Boiler service in Falcon Heights Falcon Heights has a few of the oldest houses still heated by boilers and radiators, mostly southeast of Snelling and Larpenteur. Tune-ups in Falcon Heights A Falcon Heights furnace or AC tune-up is $129 each, or $219 for the pair, with no extra charge for the town.
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Falcon Heights HVAC questions
Who repairs furnaces and air conditioners in Falcon Heights, MN?
Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Falcon Heights and nearby towns in Ramsey County, about 4 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 Falcon Heights?
An HVAC service call in Falcon Heights 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.
Our University Grove house was designed by an architect and nothing about it is standard. Can you work on it?
Yes. University Grove's 103 homes were each designed individually, so we expect the duct routes, venting and mechanical space to be one of a kind. We start by tracing what's there: where the supply and return runs go, how the house vents, and which rooms the system never reached. Ductless heads often solve rooms ducts can't, and your ground lease with the university may cover exterior changes, so check it before new equipment goes outside.
Our 1920s Falcon Heights house near Snelling and Larpenteur never cools evenly. Is a bigger air conditioner the answer?
Rarely. In houses of that age the usual culprit is airflow: an undersized or leaky return, long supply runs and little insulation above the second floor. We measure airflow and static pressure first, then look at return size, duct sealing and attic insulation. A new air conditioner sized by Manual J, not the old nameplate, comes after that, and it is often smaller than the unit it replaces.
Our Falcon Heights address says St. Paul 55108. Does that change our utility or permit?
No. Falcon Heights is its own city, even where a 55108 mailing address reads St. Paul. The city lists Xcel Energy for gas and electricity, so Xcel's rebates are the ones that apply, while water and sewer billing goes through Saint Paul Regional Water Services. Mechanical permits come from the City of Falcon Heights, with inspections scheduled through the City of Little Canada under contract. A mechanical permit is normally required on replacements and is listed on your written quote.
Falcon Heights has an Energy Action Plan with Xcel. Does that mean extra rebates on our furnace or AC?
Not that we've seen. The plan, built through Xcel's Partners in Energy program, led to an Energy Action Hub that points residents to existing programs, like Home Energy Squad visits run by the Center for Energy and Environment. Equipment rebates are Xcel's standard ones for high-efficiency gas furnaces, central air and heat pumps, some needing a Trade Partner Network contractor. A Home Energy Squad visit first can also shrink the equipment a Manual J calls for.
Also serving near Falcon Heights
- Roseville, MN 1 mi
- St. Anthony, MN 3 mi
- Minneapolis, MN 4 mi
- Saint Paul, MN 5 mi
- Little Canada, MN 5 mi
- New Brighton, MN 5 mi
- Columbia Heights, MN 5 mi
- Arden Hills, MN 6 mi
Guides for Falcon Heights homeowners
What Is Static Pressure in HVAC, and Why Does It Matter?
Static pressure is the resistance your blower pushes against in the ducts and filter. Why it matters for a new furnace or AC, the symptoms and the fixes.
Read the guideTankless vs Tank Water Heater in Minnesota
Tank or tankless water heater in Minnesota? Gas tankless runs $2,100–$5,600 installed nationally. Cold inlet water, gas and venting needs, and furnace timing.
Read the guide- Multi-Zone Mini-Split Layouts for Minnesota HomesHeat Pumps
- Leaky Ducts in Minnesota Homes: Symptoms and SealingAir Quality
Brands we service in Falcon Heights: Carrier · Trane · Lennox · Goodman · Rheem · Mitsubishi Electric · Daikin · American Standard · Navien · Weil-McLain · and every other major brand
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