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Furnace & AC Maintenance in Roseville, MN
A Roseville furnace or AC tune-up is $129, or $219 for both on one visit, with a draft check on the shared chimney in 1950s basements. In a finished 1950s basement, the visit includes a draft check on the shared chimney.
Tune-ups in Roseville homes
A Roseville tune-up usually means a rambler basement with the furnace and water heater sharing a chimney and the AC coil sitting on top of the furnace. On the furnace side we clean the flame sensor, test the igniter and inducer, check gas pressure and take a CO reading, plus a draft check on that shared chimney. The draft check matters more once a basement has been finished and the furnace room closed in, so if walls went up since the last visit, we look at whether the furnace still gets enough combustion air.
On the cooling side, retrofit systems in these houses were often sized loosely, and a mismatched coil can freeze up or run all afternoon without keeping up. We measure the temperature drop across the coil and the refrigerant charge, clean the outdoor coil and test the capacitor. Shrubs grow in around condensers on these older lots, so clearance gets checked too. A dual-fuel heat pump gets both seasons' checks, including defrost.
Updated November 10, 2026
What does a tune-up in Roseville include?
Each $129 visit covers cleaning, a safety and carbon monoxide check and a written report. Boilers, heat pumps and mini-splits fall in our $129–$349 maintenance range, confirmed when you book. For what drives a quote locally, see HVAC cost in Roseville.
Tune-ups in Roseville: questions
How often should the shared chimney in a Roseville rambler be inspected?
Have it looked at whenever the furnace or water heater is replaced. A 1950s masonry flue can crack, lose its liner or fill with debris, and any of those can spill flue gas into the basement. A stained chimney wall, rust at the draft hood or a CO alarm are reasons to call sooner.
Our Roseville AC runs all afternoon and the house is still warm. Would a tune-up help?
It might. A dirty outdoor coil, a clogged filter or a weak capacitor all cut capacity, and a tune-up handles those. If the system is low on refrigerant, there's a leak to find. And if the AC was undersized when it was added decades ago, no cleaning will make it bigger. We measure how much the coil cools the air so you know which case you have.
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