Heating & Cooling in Mahtomedi, MN

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Mahtomedi and nearby towns in Washington County, about 16 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 Mahtomedi 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.

A ductless heat pump is usually the cleanest answer. A wall-mounted head gives that space its own heating and cooling control, and a cold-climate unit still puts out heat far below zero, with its output tapering as the thermometer drops, while the furnace keeps covering the rest of the house. Running new ducts through an old cottage floor or a porch ceiling rarely works well. We also check the crawlspace below, since an uninsulated one undercuts any system.

Start with the air leaks, not the furnace. Wind off the open ice pushes cold air through window frames, outlets and the rim joist on that side, so sealing and insulating there pays off first. Then we check the supply registers in those rooms for weak airflow and adjust dampers or add a run. If the rooms still lag, a ductless head adds heat right where the loss is.

Original 1980s ducts can hold back a newer furnace. Many newer furnaces use ECM blower motors that work hard against restrictive ducts, and duct systems from the 1980s commonly have small returns and leaky joints. We measure static pressure and temperature rise; if they're out of range, the fix is usually adding return capacity and sealing the joints we can reach rather than replacing the whole system. That also helps when a new AC coil goes on.

Not always, but lakeside basements often benefit from one. A dehumidifier ducted into the system pulls moisture on its own schedule, even when the AC isn't running, and keeps a lower level below about 50 percent relative humidity. Try the simple steps first: a properly set blower speed, a clean coil and a drain that works. If the basement still smells musty in July, a whole-home unit is the next step.