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Heating & Cooling in Maplewood, MN

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling repairs and replaces furnaces, ACs, heat pumps and boilers in Maplewood (Ramsey County), about 13 miles from downtown Minneapolis.

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HVAC service in Maplewood, MN

Maplewood borders Saint Paul on the north and east, and plenty of its homes carry Saint Paul mailing addresses even though the building permits come from the City of Maplewood.

County
Ramsey County
ZIP codes
55109, 55117, 55119
Natural gas
Xcel Energy
Electric
Xcel Energy
From downtown Minneapolis
about 13 miles

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

Map of Maplewood, MNOpen in Google Maps

What heating systems do Maplewood homes have?

Most of Maplewood filled in after World War II. The north end is heavy on 1950s and 1960s ramblers with full basements, where the furnace and gas water heater usually share one masonry chimney. Farther south and east, toward Battle Creek and the 3M campus, the houses shift to 1970s and 1980s split-entries and townhomes. Split-entries put the furnace in a lower-level utility room with short duct runs, which makes the swap itself easy. The older ramblers often got central air decades after they were built, on ductwork sized only for heat.

Natural gas is standard throughout Maplewood, and Xcel Energy supplies both the gas and the electricity.

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

What HVAC work do we do most in Maplewood?

  • Moving 1950s rambler furnaces off the shared chimney to 96% side-wall PVC venting, with a liner or power-vent plan for the water heater
  • Matched condenser-and-coil replacements for split-entry central air that has reached its second or third decade
  • Adding a lower-level return in split-entries that were built with one central return
  • Townhome furnace and AC replacements where the association sets the condenser location

Around town: 3M Center · Maplewood Mall · Keller Golf Course · Battle Creek Regional Park · White Bear Avenue

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What are Maplewood homes like to heat and cool?

Maplewood already had about 14,000 residents when it incorporated in 1957, two years after 3M finished the first buildings of its research campus here, and it kept growing to about 42,000 by 2020. That long, steady run means nearly every decade since the 1940s is represented. The earliest houses are small, and many have had three or four furnaces in the same basement corner. The 1960s added bigger ramblers with attached garages, and the population was nearly 27,000 by 1980.

The city's shape adds variety. A narrow southern leg runs about seven and a half miles toward Woodbury, and houses there went up over several decades, some on larger lots. Across all of it, one pattern holds: the furnace and AC have been replaced at least once, while the ductwork is still original, sized for the heating equipment of its day and for a house that may not have had central air.

What goes wrong with heating in Maplewood in winter?

Older Maplewood ramblers share a winter weak spot at the chimney. Once a house has been tightened with new windows and insulation, a bath fan, dryer or range hood can pull more air out than the house lets back in, and on the coldest days the water heater may spill exhaust at its draft hood instead of sending it up the flue. A smoke or mirror test at the draft hood with the fans running tells you. A CO alarm within 10 feet of each bedroom, which state law requires, is the backstop.

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What goes wrong with cooling in Maplewood in summer?

Split-entries in Maplewood run a two-temperature summer. The upper level catches the sun through the roof and the big front window, while the lower level, half below grade, stays cool and a little damp. The thermostat usually sits upstairs, so the AC runs until the bedrooms are comfortable and the family room downstairs gets cold. Partly closing the lower-level supplies in June and opening them again in October, plus a dehumidifier downstairs, evens it out in most of these houses.

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Which utilities and rebates apply in Maplewood?

Because Xcel Energy supplies both gas and electricity in Maplewood, a furnace, AC or heat pump project runs through one utility. Xcel's gas furnace and boiler rebates, and several of its heat pump and AC rebates, can require a registered contractor, so ask whether the rebate you want does before you choose an installer. In a 1950s or 60s house, Xcel's insulation and air-sealing rebates are worth using before new equipment is sized, since a tighter house needs less of it.

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 Maplewood

Furnace repair in Maplewood North-end ramblers often vent the furnace and water heater up one old chimney, so we check its draft. Furnace replacement in Maplewood Maplewood homeowners pay $4,500–$9,500 installed for a new furnace with us, about $4,500–$6,000 for 80% and $6,500–$9,500 for 96–98% models. AC repair in Maplewood The price is written first. AC replacement in Maplewood A new air conditioner in Maplewood runs $5,200–$9,800 installed with us, with the matched coil, line set and pad in one written quote. Heat pumps in Maplewood Heat pump installation in Maplewood costs $7,500–$14,500 with us, written as a flat-rate quote, on Xcel Energy gas and electric. Mini-splits in Maplewood Ductless mini-splits in Maplewood run $4,200–$12,500 installed, single-zone to multi-zone, quoted flat-rate in writing before work starts. Tune-ups in Maplewood Maplewood furnace or AC tune-ups run $129 per system, or $219 for furnace and air conditioner together.

More HVAC services we offer

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Maplewood HVAC questions

Who repairs furnaces and air conditioners in Maplewood, MN?

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Maplewood and nearby towns in Ramsey County, about 13 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 Maplewood?

An HVAC service call in Maplewood 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.

My Maplewood house has a Saint Paul mailing address. Whose permit rules apply?

The city the house sits in, not the name on the mail. Addresses in 55109, 55117 and 55119 can be inside Maplewood even when the post office says Saint Paul, and Maplewood's own building department issues the mechanical permit for a furnace, boiler or AC replacement. Check the property record for the city before work starts, so the permit and inspection go through the right office.

What happens to my water heater when my Maplewood furnace goes to a 96% model?

In many Maplewood ramblers the furnace and water heater share one chimney. A 96% furnace vents through PVC out the side of the house, which leaves the water heater alone in a flue sized for two appliances. That flue can run too cool and draft poorly, so we either line the chimney down to the right size or recommend a power-vent water heater. It's written into the quote before any work starts.

Can our older Maplewood rambler take a heat pump without new ductwork?

Often, with some help. A heat pump heats with cooler air than a furnace, so it needs more airflow, and it cools through the same ducts. Heat-only ductwork from the 1950s tends to be short on return, so we measure static pressure and airflow before quoting. The fix is usually a second return or a larger return drop, not new ductwork. With Xcel supplying both fuels, the gas furnace stays as backup for the coldest weather.

Can we replace only the AC in our Maplewood house and keep the furnace?

Yes, if the furnace is in good shape and has years left. The indoor coil sits on top of the furnace and should be replaced with the condenser, so the pair is matched and reaches its rated SEER2 efficiency; rebates often require an AHRI-rated match. If the furnace is past 20 years, replacing both at once saves a second install day and puts both pieces on the same warranty clock.

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