Heating & Cooling in St. Louis Park, MN

Central Minnesota Heating and Cooling, owned by Eric Brown and in business since 2009, serves St. Louis Park and nearby towns in Hennepin County, about 5 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 St. Louis Park 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.

Most 1940s and 50s story-and-a-halfs have no ducts to the upper rooms, so central air never reaches them. The simplest fix is one ductless mini-split head upstairs, with the line set run down an outside wall to a small outdoor unit. As a heat pump it also helps heat those rooms in spring and fall. New ducts through the knee walls are possible but messier and usually cost more.

The furnace maker's instructions and the mechanical code set the limits: distance from windows and doors, from the gas meter and air intakes, from the neighbor's house, and height above the snow line. On a narrow side yard that sometimes rules out the obvious spot, and the vent goes through the roof or out the back wall instead. We plan the route before quoting so the price holds.

White or gray wrap and tape on ducts in a house built before 1945 can contain asbestos, and you can't tell by looking. Have a sample tested by a lab before anyone cuts, sands or tears it off. If it tests positive, a certified asbestos abatement contractor handles removal, and we plan the new furnace and ductwork around that step so the schedule holds.

Usually not. Running new ducts through plaster walls in a 1920s or 30s house is costly and disruptive, and a working hot-water system gives even, quiet heat. If the boiler is old, a modulating condensing boiler sized to the radiators is the typical replacement. Cooling can be added separately with ductless heads or a small-duct system. Forced air makes more sense when you're gutting the house anyway.