Plymouth, MN · About 10 miles from our office
AC Repair, Heating & Plumbing in Plymouth, MN
Six in ten Plymouth homes were built between 1970 and 1999. Tiger repairs, replaces, and maintains their air conditioners, furnaces, water heaters, softeners, and plumbing, and answers emergency calls 24/7.
Plymouth air conditioning
Older AC, scarcer refrigerant
The 1980s were Plymouth's biggest decade for new homes, and the 1970s and 1990s were close behind. Central air conditioners from those years were built to run on R-22 refrigerant.
No new R-22 has been made or imported in the U.S. since January 1, 2020. The EPA says you can keep servicing an R-22 system and does not require you to replace it, but the supply now comes from older and reclaimed stock, and the EPA has warned that prices may rise.
So when an older air conditioner is low on refrigerant, the leak is the problem to find, not just the charge to top off. That is also a good time to price a replacement next to the repair. Tiger repairs and replaces central air conditioners and can price a heat pump instead.
Plymouth water
Hard water, high pressure
Plymouth's 17 city wells draw from the Prairie du Chien and Jordan aquifers. The city's treatment plants filter out iron and manganese and add corrosion control, fluoride, and chlorine. The hardness stays: the city lists it at 24 grains per gallon.
Water that hard leaves scale in water heaters, faucets, and fixtures. The city's water report weighs a home softener both ways: it prevents scale on pipes, fixtures, and water heaters, but it adds sodium, uses salt, needs maintenance, and sends about 5% of the water it treats down the drain.
The city also lists static water pressure from 35 to 100 psi, depending on where a home sits on the system. At the high end, a pressure-reducing valve where the water line enters the house takes strain off faucets, toilet fill valves, the water heater, and appliance hoses. If faucets drip or toilets refill on their own, have a plumber check the pressure.
Furnaces, tune-ups, and gas lines
Half of Plymouth's homes were built in 1988 or earlier, and about four in five heat with natural gas.
Furnace repair
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.
Furnace replacement
A furnace that went in with a 1980s or 1990s house has seen more than 25 Minnesota winters. Estimates for a new furnace are free.
Seasonal tune-ups
A fall furnace tune-up and a spring AC tune-up, booked one at a time or together through the Tiger Cub Club membership.
Gas lines
Residential gas-line installation and repair, and hookups for gas appliances. Plymouth requires a mechanical permit for gas piping.
Plymouth permits
A permit for a new fixture, too
Plymouth requires a mechanical permit to install, modify, or replace any furnace or air conditioner, and for gas piping, gas fireplaces, chimneys, and vent connectors.
It requires a plumbing permit for any change to the plumbing system, including installing or replacing a fixture, a water heater, a water softener, or a lawn-irrigation backflow preventer.
Where a permit is required, Tiger obtains it and schedules the inspection.
Services for Plymouth homes
The services Plymouth homeowners search for most, starting with AC repair.
- AC repairWarm air, no cooling, or an outdoor unit that won't run
- HVAC servicesHeating and cooling repair, replacement, and maintenance
- PlumbingLeaks, fixtures, pipes, and drains
- Furnace repairNo heat, short cycling, or cold air from the vents
- HVAC maintenanceSpring AC and fall furnace tune-ups
- Water heatersGas and electric tank water heaters, repaired or replaced
- Gas linesResidential gas-line installation and repair
- AC replacementA new central air conditioner, with a free estimate
- Water softenersConventional softeners installed, repaired, or replaced
Emergencies
After hours, call Tiger
Tiger answers emergency calls 24/7 for an air conditioner that quits in the heat, a furnace that stops heating, a leaking water heater, or a burst pipe. 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 Plymouth
Plymouth is inside Tiger's regular service area. Tiger also serves Maple Grove, Wayzata, Minnetonka, Hopkins, and St. Louis Park. Share your address when you book to confirm.