Hopkins, MN · About 4 miles from our office
Plumbing, Heating & AC in Hopkins, MN
Half of Hopkins homes were built by 1973, and almost two in three are rented. Tiger handles plumbing, furnaces, air conditioning, and water heaters for Hopkins homeowners and rental owners, and answers emergency calls 24/7.
Hopkins plumbing
Hard water, older pipes
Hopkins draws its water from three wells about 500 feet deep in the Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer. The city's treatment plant filters out iron and manganese and adds a corrosion inhibitor that coats the inside of plumbing to reduce the lead from solder and copper from pipes that gets into the water. The city lists the water's hardness at 21 grains.
The city's 2025 water report counts no lead service lines, 102 galvanized service lines that need replacing, and 1,019 whose material is still unknown. Inside older homes, galvanized steel water pipe corrodes from the inside, and low pressure or rust-colored water is often the first sign.
Tiger repairs leaks and water-line problems, repairs and replaces water heaters, and installs, repairs, and replaces water softeners.
Renting out a Hopkins home
Hopkins licenses rental housing and inspects it on a regular cycle that depends on what earlier inspections found. The city's list of the most common repair orders for houses, townhomes, and duplexes includes these heating and plumbing items.
Furnace service every two years
A forced-air or gravity furnace more than five years old must be professionally serviced every two years, recorded on the city's HVAC form.
Heat and hot water
The home must hold at least 68°F from October 1 to May 1, and hot water must reach at least 110°F at every fixture.
Gas valves and venting
Old plug valves on gas piping must be replaced when the appliance or connector is changed, by a licensed plumber with a city permit. Fuel-burning appliances must vent into an approved chimney or vent.
Plumbing
No flexible pipe under sinks in place of solid pipe, no S-traps or unvented drains, and a raised, clamped water softener drain line.
Tiger services furnaces, replaces gas valves and appliance connections, and fixes the plumbing items on that list. Where the work needs a permit, Tiger obtains it and schedules the inspection. The full list and the HVAC form are on the city's rental inspections page.
Heating and cooling
Most Hopkins homes heat with natural gas, and about a third with electricity.
Furnaces
No heat, short cycling, or cold air from the vents. Tiger finds the cause, repairs what is worth repairing, and prices a replacement next to the repair when the furnace is near the end of its life.
Air conditioning
Central air that runs but doesn't cool, freezes up, or trips the breaker needs a diagnosis before anything is replaced. Tiger repairs, installs, and replaces central air conditioners.
Heat pumps
A heat pump heats and cools with electricity. Tiger repairs, installs, replaces, and maintains them.
Boilers
Some older homes and buildings heat with a hot-water boiler instead of a furnace. Tiger repairs, maintains, and replaces residential boilers.
Services for Hopkins homes
The services Hopkins homeowners search for most, starting with plumbing.
- PlumbingLeaks, fixtures, pipes, and drains
- AC repairWarm air, no cooling, or an outdoor unit that won't run
- HVAC servicesHeating and cooling repair, replacement, and maintenance
- Furnace repairNo heat, short cycling, or cold air from the vents
- Water heatersGas and electric tank water heaters, repaired or replaced
- Heat pumpsHeat pump repair, installation, and maintenance
- HVAC maintenanceSpring AC and fall furnace tune-ups
- BoilersBoiler repair, replacement, and maintenance
- Gas linesResidential gas-line installation and repair
Emergencies
Burst pipe? No heat?
Tiger answers emergency calls 24/7 for a burst or leaking pipe, a furnace or boiler that stops heating, a leaking water heater, or an air conditioner that quits in the heat. Call 952-942-5748.
Smell natural gas?
Leave immediately on foot. Do not use switches, phones, vehicles, or anything else that could create a spark. From a safe location, call 911 and CenterPoint Energy or your gas utility. Do not try to find or repair the leak yourself.
Estimates and nearby towns
Free replacement estimates
Free estimates apply to equipment replacement and installation. Repair and emergency visits are paid service calls, and Tiger confirms any applicable service charge when the visit is booked.
Ask for a free estimateNear Hopkins
Hopkins is inside Tiger's regular service area. Tiger also serves Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, Edina, and Eden Prairie. Share your address when you book to confirm.