Heating & Cooling in Hudson, WI

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Hudson and nearby towns in St. Croix County, about 25 miles from downtown Minneapolis. We're open 7 days, 7am–9pm, and no-heat calls get priority. Call 612-429-3465.

An HVAC service call in Hudson 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.

Yes, the radiators usually stay. A standard-efficiency boiler uses the existing chimney, while a condensing boiler vents through PVC and needs a condensate drain. We size either one from a heat-loss calculation, not the old nameplate, and if the water heater is left on the chimney after the swap it may need a liner.

In places, yes. One- and two-family homes in Wisconsin fall under the state's Uniform Dwelling Code rather than Minnesota's codes, and permits come from the local building inspector where required. We work to Wisconsin's rules on Wisconsin jobs. Venting clearances, gas piping and combustion air get checked against the manufacturer's instructions and Wisconsin code, and we confirm CO alarms meet Wisconsin's placement rule.

An HRV can frost its core in deep cold if the defrost cycle isn't working or the airflows are out of balance, and its drain line can freeze if it runs through a cold space. The fixes are a working defrost function, balanced supply and exhaust, a clear drain and outdoor hoods free of ice. In a tight home, a working exchanger is what keeps winter humidity and window frost in check.

Usually, yes. Upstairs rooms in subdivision two-stories often have one return, long duct runs and big west-facing windows, so the downstairs thermostat shuts the system off before the bedrooms catch up. Measuring airflow usually shows the upstairs is short a return; balancing the dampers and adding one where the duct path allows often fixes it. For a walkout or townhome with a spot the ducts can't reach, a ductless head is another option.