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Heating & Cooling in Grant, MN

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling repairs and replaces furnaces, ACs, heat pumps and boilers in Grant (Washington County), about 19 miles from downtown Minneapolis.

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HVAC service in Grant, MN

Grant stayed a township until 1996 and became a city mainly to protect its rural character. Houses sit on acreage with private wells and septic, and zoning since 1976 has held new lots to an average of 10 acres.

County
Washington County
ZIP codes
55082, 55115, 55110
Natural gas
Xcel Energy
Electric
Xcel Energy
From downtown Minneapolis
about 19 miles

Updated October 27, 2026 · By , owner, Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling

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What heating systems do Grant homes have?

Grant's houses are spread out and varied: farmhouses and older homes with additions, 1970s homes on lots under five acres, and later homes on five- to ten-acre parcels, many with horse stalls, a pole barn or a detached shop. Homes rely on private wells and septic systems, and the heating fuel depends on whether a gas line runs past the property.

Gas and propane both heat Grant homes: Xcel Energy supplies natural gas where its lines run, and properties off those lines typically burn propane.

Technician with a flashlight checking the circuit breaker panel in a home's garage

What HVAC work do we do most in Grant?

  • Propane furnace repair and replacement, and dual-fuel heat pumps that cut propane use
  • Vented unit heaters for detached shops, garages and hobby-farm outbuildings
  • Replacing equipment in 1970s homes on the city's older, smaller rural lots
  • Heating and cooling upper floors and additions in pre-1940 farmhouses

Around town: Gateway State Trail · Brown's Creek State Trail · Manning Avenue · Minnesota Highway 36 · Minnesota Highway 96

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What are Grant homes like to heat and cool?

Grant was organized in 1858 as Greenfield Township, renamed for Ulysses S. Grant in 1864, and gave up its western third to Lincoln Township in 1918, land that later became Mahtomedi, Willernie, Birchwood and Pine Springs. What remained was farm country. About 13 percent of today's homes were built before 1940, farmhouses and the historic houses the city lists along Manning Avenue among them, and houses that old often carry additions from several eras and a chimney that has served more than one fuel.

Building picked up in the 1960s and peaked in the 1970s, which produced a quarter of the city's homes, mostly on lots under five acres. In 1968 the town raised its minimum lot to 2.5 acres over septic concerns, and from 1976 it followed a Metropolitan Council directive of a 10-acre average and a 5-acre minimum, so later homes sit on larger parcels, many with barns or shops. The city's 2040 plan counted White Oaks Savanna on the east edge and The Gateway near the Mahtomedi school campus as the first new neighborhoods planned in nearly three decades.

What goes wrong with heating in Grant in winter?

Grant's open, rolling land gives the wind room to drift snow across long driveways and against the side of the house where furnace pipes and heat pumps sit. On propane, order a fill before a forecast cold snap rather than during one, and keep the drive plowed wide enough for the truck. Pre-1940 farmhouses lose heat through old walls and windows, and their far rooms fall behind first. Have the unit heaters in shops and barns looked at in October, before anyone needs them.

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What goes wrong with cooling in Grant in summer?

Condensers on Grant properties sit near pastures, gardens and tree lines, and pollen, seed and dust coat their coils faster than in town, so a spring rinse pays off. Farmhouses built long before central air often have upstairs bedrooms that never got a supply duct, and a ductless head is usually simpler than cutting in new runs. In the 1970s homes, any air conditioner still running on R-22 is on borrowed time, since a leak there almost always means replacement.

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Which utilities and rebates apply in Grant?

Because Xcel Energy is Grant's electric utility, its heat pump rebates, Residential Cooling Rebates, Saver's Switch and AC Rewards are open to every household, though the heat pump money flows through Xcel's Trade Partner Network, so check the installer requirement first. Where a home has Xcel gas, a high-efficiency furnace can add Xcel's heating equipment rebate. A propane home has no gas utility program, which makes the heat pump rebates the main ones to chase, and if Xcel's gas line reaches your road, ask about its Make the Switch to Natural Gas program.

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 Grant Propane furnaces also get a gas-pressure check at the valve, and snow drifted over side-wall PVC causes lockouts that look like breakdowns. Furnace replacement in Grant A new furnace for a Grant home runs $4,500–$9,500 installed with us, on Xcel gas or on propane with an LP conversion kit. AC repair in Grant Condensers beside pastures and tree lines load up with pollen and field dust, so a coil cleaning is often part of the fix. AC replacement in Grant New central air in Grant costs $5,200–$9,800 installed with us, quoted flat-rate in writing after a Manual J load calculation. Heat pumps in Grant Heat pumps in Grant cost about $7,500–$14,500 installed with us, quoted in writing. Mini-splits in Grant A ductless mini-split in Grant is about $4,200–$12,500 installed, for detached shops, pole barns and pre-1940 farmhouses. Tune-ups in Grant Grant homeowners pay $129 for one furnace or one air conditioner tune-up, and $219 when both are done on the same visit.

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Grant HVAC questions

Who repairs furnaces and air conditioners in Grant, MN?

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Grant and nearby towns in Washington County, about 19 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 Grant?

An HVAC service call in Grant 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 Grant house runs on propane. Would a heat pump lower the heating bill?

Usually, if the furnace stays as backup. Paired that way, the heat pump runs from spring into early winter and on mild January days, and the propane furnace takes the coldest stretches. Since a gallon of propane typically buys less heat for the money than natural gas does, those shifted hours are worth more in Grant than in town. Xcel also offers a reduced rate for homes that heat mainly with a heat pump; ask whether yours would qualify.

How should we heat the shop or horse barn on our Grant property?

A vented unit heater hung from the ceiling suits most shops, burning propane or Xcel natural gas where it reaches, and a high-ceiling building can use an infrared tube heater instead. For scale, HomeGuide's national cost figures list $500–$1,400 for an installed propane garage heater and $400–$800 for infrared. A barn with animals needs its ventilation planned along with the heat, and any fuel-burning heater should have a CO alarm nearby.

We're buying a 1970s house on a two-acre lot in Grant. What should we look at in the furnace and AC before closing?

Start with the fuel: natural gas or propane, and if propane, whether the tank is owned or leased. Then look at the furnace's age and venting, since an 80% model may share a chimney with the water heater, and read the refrigerant type off the AC's rating plate. Ask for service records and confirm there are CO alarms near the bedrooms. A furnace tune-up, from $129, before closing gives you a clear picture.

Storms knock out power to our rural Grant home. Will a generator keep the furnace going?

A generator will keep the furnace going with the right setup. A gas or propane furnace needs electricity for its inducer, igniter, controls and blower, and on a private well the pump needs power too. A generator sized for those loads, connected through a transfer switch or interlock that an electrician installs, will run them. Never backfeed through an outlet, and keep a portable generator outside, well away from windows and vents.

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