Apple Valley, MN
Heating and cooling service in Apple Valley
Apple Valley is a newer suburb than most on our route, incorporated in 1969 and built out over the following three decades. Its homes are now on their second round of equipment, and many still have a wood fireplace nobody uses.
- 24/7 calls answered
- Cahill Rd service office
- Carver head office
Quick answer
NHA VFD serves Apple Valley from its Cahill Rd office in southwest Minneapolis, south across the river. Most calls are furnace and air conditioner repairs in homes built from the 1970s through the 1990s, duct sealing for uneven rooms and gas fireplace inserts for family rooms.
What we see on calls around Minneapolis
Apple Valley's median home was built in 1990, and about 64 percent of the city's housing went up between 1970 and 1999. That puts most systems in the second-replacement window, and many family rooms from those decades still have a drafty wood fireplace that owners would rather turn into a sealed gas insert they can actually use on a cold night.
Apple Valley homes
Homes from 1970 to 1999
Furnaces and air conditioners in Apple Valley homes from the 1980s and 1990s have usually been replaced once. The second time is a chance to correct sizing and ductwork that the first replacement simply copied.
Family rooms from that era often have a masonry or factory-built wood fireplace. A direct-vent gas insert closes off the draft and adds real heat to a room that is often the coldest in the house.
Through the year
Winter and summer in Apple Valley
Winter calls in Apple Valley are mostly furnaces with ignitor, pressure switch or inducer problems, and family rooms that stay cold next to an unused fireplace.
In summer, the calls are air conditioners in their second decade and upstairs bedrooms that run warm, where duct sealing and balancing often help.
Common calls
Jobs we handle most in Apple Valley
Furnace Repair
Ignitors, pressure switches and inducers in second-decade furnaces.
Furnace Repair in Apple ValleyDuct Sealing and Repair
Sealed ducts for rooms that never quite keep up.
Duct Sealing and Repair detailsGas Fireplace Installation
Sealed gas inserts for drafty family-room fireplaces.
Gas Fireplace Installation in Apple ValleyOn our routes
Nearby towns with their own page
Burnsville
Burnsville sits just across the Minnesota River from Bloomington, an easy drive down I-35W from our office.
Burnsville serviceEagan
Eagan grew fast after the Highway 77 bridge opened, and much of the city is townhomes, condos and single-family homes from the 1980s and 1990s.
Eagan serviceLakeville
Lakeville sits at the southern end of our route and is one of the newest cities on it.
Lakeville serviceApple Valley is part of Dakota County, where the same trucks cover the neighboring towns.
Neighboring towns get the same service from the same trucks. Call with your address to confirm.
Questions we get on the phone
Questions from Apple Valley customers
Yes, if the firebox and chimney are sound. We measure, run the liners and gas line, and test draft.
Often yes after 15 to 20 years; we price the repair and replacement side by side.
Large windows, an open fireplace and a long duct run are common causes.
Yes, it is on our regular route south of the river.
Heating or cooling help in Apple Valley?
Call any hour and the nearest truck is dispatched.