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Furnace & AC Maintenance in St. Anthony, MN
St. Anthony tune-ups run $129 for a furnace or an AC, $219 for the pair, on CenterPoint gas furnaces and Xcel-powered air conditioners. In the 1946–1965 houses the visit starts at the side-wall PVC vents and the old chimney the water heater still uses.
Tune-ups in St. Anthony homes
Most St. Anthony houses went up between 1946 and 1965, and the furnaces in them have usually been replaced once or twice. A newer 96% furnace vents through two PVC pipes into the side yard, and those terminations are where we start. Ice builds at the exhaust on subzero nights, and snow thrown from the driveway can bury the intake, which trips the pressure switch. We check slope, clearance and the condensate drain and trap that go with them.
Water heaters often still vent into the old chimney, so we test its draft with the furnace gone from it. In spring, the air conditioner is the test. Central air was added to ducts laid out for heat, and the return is often undersized, so we measure airflow and blower speed before cleaning the coil.
Updated November 10, 2026
What does a tune-up in St. Anthony 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.
Tune-ups in St. Anthony: questions
The PVC pipe on my St. Anthony furnace ices up every January. Will a tune-up fix that?
It can find the cause. We check the pipe's slope, its length and the termination, and we see whether the condensate trap is draining. Often the fix is a small change to the pipe or clearing the area around it. If venting changes are needed, we quote them in writing first.
Should a St. Anthony tune-up include the water heater that shares my old chimney?
The tune-up checks the venting both appliances share. With the furnace and water heater running, we test draft at the water heater's hood, look at the connector and chimney for rust or spillage, and take a carbon monoxide reading. If the draft fails, we explain the options, such as a liner, and quote them in writing before any work.
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