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Heating & Cooling in Hopkins, MN
Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling repairs and replaces furnaces, ACs, heat pumps and boilers in Hopkins (Hennepin County), about 8 miles from downtown Minneapolis.
HVAC service in Hopkins, MN
Hopkins has an older core than most of its neighbors, with a downtown on Mainstreet and compact houses around it, then 1950s ramblers toward Interlachen Park and plenty of apartment and condo buildings mixed in.
- County
- Hennepin County
- ZIP codes
- 55305, 55343
- Natural gas
- CenterPoint Energy
- Electric
- Xcel Energy
- From downtown Minneapolis
- about 8 miles
Updated October 27, 2026 · By Eric Brown, owner, Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling
What HVAC work do we do most in Hopkins?
- Compact furnace and coil swaps in cramped prewar and postwar basements
- Whole-home dehumidifiers for damp lower levels
- Ductless heat pumps sized to heat small houses
- Furnace replacements in condo and townhome utility closets
Around town: Mainstreet · Hopkins Center for the Arts · Minnehaha Creek · Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail. Neighborhoods: Interlachen Park
Book in HopkinsWhat are Hopkins homes like to heat and cool?
Hopkins began as a factory town. The Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company, later Minneapolis-Moline, opened in 1887, the West Minneapolis Land Company built houses for its workers, and the village incorporated as West Minneapolis in 1893 before taking the name Hopkins in 1928. The blocks near Mainstreet still hold some of those modest early houses, where heat started with coal and the basement was never planned around a modern furnace, coil and water heater.
Beyond downtown, the raspberry fields that once ringed the town gave way to 1950s and 60s ramblers and split-levels, including Interlachen Park. Later decades brought many apartment and condo buildings, which now make up a big share of the city's housing. They range from older buildings on a central boiler to newer ones with a furnace or heat pump in each unit, where the equipment is often tucked into a closet off a hallway with little room to spare.
What goes wrong with heating in Hopkins in winter?
The prewar houses near Mainstreet have little wall insulation and chimneys that have carried exhaust from coal and then gas for a century, and a cracked flue tile or a crumbling chimney top shows up as poor draft on the coldest days. In condo buildings, a furnace closet whose louvered door was swapped for a solid one runs short of combustion air. The 1950s ramblers mostly need the usual attention: an aging furnace and a fall safety check.
What goes wrong with cooling in Hopkins in summer?
Many small houses near Mainstreet never got central air, and a single ductless head can cool the main floor without anything new in a cramped basement. In condo buildings, outdoor units may sit on a roof or a shared pad well away from the unit they serve, with long line sets that need the refrigerant charge set carefully. Houses in low spots near Minnehaha Creek pick up basement humidity through the summer.
Which utilities and rebates apply in Hopkins?
CenterPoint's heating rebates cover high-efficiency furnaces, its thermostat rebate covers smart and Wi-Fi models, and you can use the dealer of your choice as long as you apply in the same year as the install. Xcel's heat pump rebates include mini-splits, a good fit for Hopkins' small houses, so ask whether the rebate needs a registered contractor.
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.
Most-requested in Hopkins
Furnace repair in Hopkins That includes condos and apartments where the furnace lives in a hallway closet. Furnace replacement in Hopkins We replace furnaces in Hopkins for $4,500–$9,500 installed, and in the small basements near Mainstreet the path out decides which furnace fits. AC repair in Hopkins Many calls start at a condenser jammed onto a small Mainstreet lot, and damp basements near Minnehaha Creek keep condensate traps and pumps busy. AC replacement in Hopkins Hopkins central air replacements with us run $5,200–$9,800 installed, sized from a Manual J for your house and written as a flat-rate quote. Heat pumps in Hopkins A heat pump installed in a Hopkins home costs $7,500–$14,500, flat-rate, after we check space in the tight basements near Mainstreet. Mini-splits in Hopkins Ductless mini-splits for Hopkins houses and condos cost $4,200–$12,500 installed, with a written flat-rate quote. Tune-ups in Hopkins A Hopkins furnace or AC tune-up is $129 for one system, $219 for both together.
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Hopkins HVAC questions
Who repairs furnaces and air conditioners in Hopkins, MN?
Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Hopkins and nearby towns in Hennepin County, about 8 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 Hopkins?
An HVAC service call in Hopkins 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 Hopkins basement is damp every summer. Does that affect the furnace and AC?
Yes, a damp basement affects both. Damp air rusts furnace cabinets and burner parts, grows mold on the AC coil and in return ducts, and makes the whole house feel muggy. A portable dehumidifier handles a small space. A whole-home dehumidifier ties into the ductwork and drains on its own. Fix the outside water first, like gutters and grading, then size the dehumidifier to what is left.
Could a small Hopkins house heat with ductless heat pumps alone?
In a small, well-insulated house, cold-climate mini-splits can carry most of the winter, but their output drops as the temperature falls below zero, and closed doors block the air from reaching back rooms. Most Minnesota installs keep a backup, either the existing furnace or electric resistance heat. We size heat pumps to the design-day heat loss from a load calculation, not to square footage.
Can the furnace in our Hopkins condo closet be replaced with a high-efficiency model?
Usually, but the venting decides it. A 96% furnace needs PVC intake and exhaust pipes to an outside wall or the roof, and in a condo that path may cross a neighbor's space or a common wall the association controls. Where it can't, an 80% furnace on the existing vent or a heat pump with an electric air handler may be the practical choice. Get the association's rules to us before we quote.
Do you service heating and cooling in Hopkins apartment buildings?
Yes. We do light-commercial work, including multifamily buildings: boilers and their circulator pumps, furnaces in individual units, rooftop units and ductless systems in common areas. Older buildings often mix equipment of several ages and brands, and we service the common ones. You get a written price before any work starts, and we coordinate access to units with the building manager or association.
Also serving near Hopkins
- St. Louis Park, MN 4 mi
- Edina, MN 4 mi
- Minnetonka, MN 5 mi
- Eden Prairie, MN 6 mi
- Wayzata, MN 6 mi
- Golden Valley, MN 6 mi
- Deephaven, MN 6 mi
- Plymouth, MN 6 mi
Guides for Hopkins homeowners
Multi-Zone Mini-Split Layouts for Minnesota Homes
Laying out a multi-zone mini-split in a Minnesota home: sizing each room, one outdoor unit or two, head styles and common layouts. $4,200–$12,500 installed.
Read the guideLeaky Ducts in Minnesota Homes: Symptoms and Sealing
Cold rooms, dust and ice dams: how leaky ducts show up in Minnesota houses, what sealing fixes, and why national guides put it at $1,000–$6,000.
Read the guide- Furnace Short Cycling: Time the Cycle, Then Find the CauseHeating
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Brands we service in Hopkins: Carrier · Trane · Lennox · Goodman · Rheem · Mitsubishi Electric · Daikin · American Standard · Navien · Weil-McLain · and every other major brand
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