Why Is My Heat Pump Blowing Cold Air in Winter?
Heat pump air feels cool next to a furnace even while working. Defrost, settings, low charge or failed backup: how to tell, and when to call 612-429-3465.
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Heat pump installation in Roseville costs $7,500–$14,500, in writing before we start. Your gas and your electricity both come from Xcel, so the switchover point is figured from one company's rates.
Roseville's 1950s ramblers are about the easiest houses in the metro to put on a heat pump. They're compact, one story over a full basement, with trunk-and-branch ducts that reach every room in short runs. A ducted heat pump in the old condenser's spot, with the gas furnace kept as backup, heats most of the house through October, November and March, and the furnace carries the deep-cold weeks.
The catch is what earlier upgrades left behind. Central air arrived late in many of these houses, and the coil on top of the furnace may be undersized or mismatched, so we size the new system from a load calculation instead of copying the old tonnage. Leaky trunk joints in unfinished parts of the basement are worth sealing while we're there.
Updated November 10, 2026
Our $7,500–$14,500 installed price comes as a written flat-rate quote, with a 2-year labor warranty on top of the manufacturer's parts warranty. Compact 1950s ramblers with short trunk-and-branch ducts are cheapest to convert, but earlier upgrades such as added returns or a replaced coil can change the quote. See the heat pump cost guide. For what drives a quote locally, see HVAC cost in Roseville.
Xcel Energy supplies Roseville's gas and electricity, so a furnace, AC or heat pump project runs through one utility's programs. For the dual-fuel setups that suit many Roseville ramblers, Xcel lists rebates for standard and cold-climate air-source heat pumps and a bonus when insulation work comes before the heat pump. Its heat pump rebates are paid through Trade Partner Network contractors, so ask about that before you sign. Rebate programs change every year, so check the utility's current terms before you buy.
Our guides: Xcel and CenterPoint rebates, heat pump rebates.
Symptom guides: Extreme cold · Blank thermostat · Hyper-Heat vs standard · Signs a heat pump makes sense for your house
Possibly, but most owners keep the furnace. A small rambler with good attic insulation has a modest heat load, and a cold-climate heat pump with electric backup strips can carry it. On a sub-zero night, though, those strips are expensive to run, and many 1950s houses still have thin wall insulation. Dual fuel with the gas furnace you already own is usually the cheaper route here.
Usually close to where the old AC sat, since the line set and wiring already run there, but higher. A heat pump works all winter and sheds water during defrost, so it sits on a stand above typical snow depth, out from under the roof edge where icicles fall, and away from a walk where meltwater could refreeze. A spot sheltered from the prevailing wind by the house helps too.
Heat pump air feels cool next to a furnace even while working. Defrost, settings, low charge or failed backup: how to tell, and when to call 612-429-3465.
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