Eden Prairie Heating & Cooling | Furnace & AC Replacement, Heat Pumps

Heating and cooling for Eden Prairie's second generation of equipment

Much of Eden Prairie was built in a twenty-year stretch from the mid-1980s through the mid-2000s, and the furnaces and air conditioners those builders installed are now failing in waves. We replace them with equipment sized for the actual house rather than the builder's spreadsheet.

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Builder-grade equipment reaching the end

The two-story homes that fill Eden Prairie’s subdivisions were typically fitted with the least expensive single-stage furnace and air conditioner that met code, sized generously, and connected to ductwork laid out for speed. Twenty to thirty years later the results are predictable: a hot upstairs in summer, a cold bonus room over the garage, a furnace that cycles constantly, and an air conditioner on its last compressor. A replacement done properly, with a load calculation, two-stage or variable-speed equipment and attention to the duct layout, fixes most of those complaints at once.

Bonus rooms and finished basements

The room over the garage is the most common comfort complaint in Eden Prairie. It sits at the end of a long duct run with three exterior walls and a floor over an unheated space. A single ductless head is usually the most effective and least disruptive fix. Finished basements, meanwhile, often need added supply and return air to stop feeling damp and cold, and we address that during a furnace replacement.

Heat pumps in newer homes

Eden Prairie’s relatively tight, well-insulated housing is a strong fit for dual-fuel heat pump systems: the heat pump replaces the dying air conditioner and handles most of the heating season, and the furnace takes the coldest nights. Many homeowners here are making that choice when both pieces of equipment age out together.

Lake-effect and wind

Homes around Riley, Mitchell and Staring lakes and along the bluffs toward the river get more wind exposure than the interior subdivisions, which affects both heat loss and where a condenser should sit.

Permits in Eden Prairie

The City of Eden Prairie requires mechanical permits for furnace, air conditioner, heat pump and ductless installations and electrical permits for new circuits. We pull both and schedule the inspection.

Services we provide in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie neighborhoods and ZIP codes we cover

Preserve, Bearpath, Hennepin Village, Mitchell Lake, Staring Lake, Round Lake, Dell Road, Riley Lake, Eden Lake, Cedar Forest, Prairie Center · ZIP codes 55344, 55346, 55347.

The builder's furnace from 1998 finally quit. Northwind sized the replacement smaller than the old one, which worried me until I felt the difference. The bonus room over the garage is warm for the first time in twenty years.

— Dave R., Eden Prairie · Furnace Installation & Replacement

Two other companies quoted a new furnace. Northwind's technician found a dirty flame sensor and a clogged condensate drain, fixed both for a fraction of the cost, and told me the furnace had years left. They'll get the replacement when it's actually time.

— Carol W., Eden Prairie · Furnace Repair