Heating & Cooling in Newport, MN

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves Newport and nearby towns in Washington County, about 15 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 Newport 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 head or two is usually the cleanest answer. Running new ducts up through a bungalow means opening plaster walls or boxing in closets, and the half-story rooms under the roof are the ones that need cooling most. One indoor head mounts high on the wall, its refrigerant lines pass through a hole about three inches across, and the same unit warms the upstairs on cool spring and fall days. The main floor stays on its existing system.

Usually the furnace is fine and the airflow is the problem. In a split-level the furnace often sits on the lowest level, with long duct runs up to the bedrooms and a return that doesn't reach the upper rooms. We check static pressure, balance the dampers, and look at whether an upstairs return or a duct fix is needed before talking about a bigger furnace.

Not always. Many big houses run well on one furnace with a zoning system, where motorized dampers in the ducts answer to separate thermostats for each area. That works when the ducts are sized for it. When the upper rooms are far from the furnace or the walkout level has its own heating and cooling needs, two systems can be simpler. A Manual J for each area and a static pressure test tell us which fits.

Yes, with balanced ventilation. An HRV or ERV pulls filtered outdoor air in and pushes stale air out at the same rate, swapping heat between the two airstreams, so the windows can stay closed against train and traffic noise. Paired with central air, it keeps a closed-up house from feeling stuffy through the summer.